Eric Greitens offers here an adaptation of his longer, more personal book The Heart and the Fist for teen readers, speaking to an emotional level detailing some of the struggles in his life.
Eric wanted to become more than just the average kid that he was. After the tragedy of 9/11 he decided to do something with his life that would matter. He became a humanitarian, devoted to bringing hope to downtrodden people all over the world. He went to both
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Kosovo and Rwanda and stayed in refugee camps.
It broke his heart, but what he saw in the camps also spurred him to seek to become one of the best of the best fighting men in the world so he could help put a stop to war and suffering—he would become a U.S. Navy SEAL. Eric speaks about basic training and then SEAL training—the toughest thing he has ever had to do in his life, and how he and his fellow trainees
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