The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell: An Accidental Soldier's Account of the War in Iraq Free Audiobook Download by John Crawford

[John Crawford] was a well-intentioned and well-informed young man who had always been fascinated by war since he was a child. To him, war represented the only true test of human strength, courage, and sacrifice. He had many friends in the military and was eager to go when the opportunity arose. But after the draft lottery assigned him number eight out of fifty million that year, John knew he would not be sent to Iraq. So it came as a surprise when he found himself packing his bags for Kuwait instead because his new unit needed more people.

John Crawford served in Iraq in 2004 and 2005 as an Army specialist. His account of the war is filled with accounts of violence and his fear of dying. He also offers insight into the lives of other soldiers and offers some perspective on the conflict.

John Crawford was in the army for about a year before he was deployed to Iraq. He thought it would be an easy and quick deployment--he was wrong. In his memoir, 'The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell: An Accidental Soldier's Account of the War in Iraq,' John shares his experiences with his family and friends back home. This is an incredible account of what it's like to serve while your loved ones are at home living their lives free from worry.

In The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell: An Accidental Soldier's Account of the War in Iraq, John Crawford takes readers through a timeline of his life before and after being deployed to Iraq. Beginning with Crawford's tragic accident that left him paralyzed, he details his experiences watching as a group of soldiers is gunned down in front of him. He then tells about his service in the war and how it changed him forever. After being discharged from the military, he became an anti-war activist and tries to make sense of his experience and current events.

I was at my desk at work when it dawned on me. I had a sudden and powerful feeling that my life as I knew it was over. That feeling became more intense when I started imagining what my days would be like if I were suddenly thrust into a war in Iraq. Then the realization of what this would mean dawned on me: My son, who is just three, would never know me the way he knows his father now--because he would have to grow up without me.

This is a story about an accidental soldier who was in Iraq to help rebuild schools, but was caught up in the war and had to live with the consequences, which ended up being tragic. John Crawford was a volunteer in Baghdad when he heard of his parents death and became very angry. He joined the long march out of Iraq as soon as he could, but when he got back home, it seemed like nothing had changed. The government still refused to fund schools or provide teachers and educators for those that needed them.