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|  | | Because of You, We Live! The Untold Story of George & Simone Stalnaker
This is the epic true story of George Stalnaker & Simone de Cruzel.
George Stalnaker was an American World War II pilot forced to parachute out of his crippled B-26 bomber behind enemy lines after destroying the last bridge the Nazis could use to reinforce troops at Normandy.
Simone de Cruzel was a member of the French Resistance & spy for Britain with the code name of “Sister.” After her identity was compromised, she was captured by the Gestapo, imprisoned, & put on Death Row.
Managing to survive, meet, & fall in love, they may have been born worlds apart but were alike in one important way – heroism was in their DNA! | |  | | See You on the High Ground: The Jared Monti Story
“The actions we honor today were not a passing moment of courage. They were the culmination of a life of character and commitment,” said Barack Obama as he made Jared the first Medal of Honor recipient from MA since the Viet Nam War. The soldier the Afghanis called “The Gift of God” died a heroic death but, more importantly, lived a heroic life. The book tells the story of that life.
Deliberately exposed himself to machine gun and rocket-propelled grenade fire, SFC Monti sacrificed himself attempting not once but three times to rescue one of his squad members from the “kill zone” after his patrol came under attack by insurgents on a mountain in Afghanistan. He declared, “He’s my guy. I’m going to get him.” In doing so, Jared was able to draw fire away from the rest of the Americans and buy time for air support to arrive. After suffering a direct hit from an RPG, the 30-year-old Monti recited the “Lord’s Prayer” as he lay dying. His last words were, “I’ve made peace wi |
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