An Angel from Hell: Real Life on the Front Lines
An Angel from Hell: Real Life on the Front Lines
Author: Ryan A. Conklin
Desc: An edgy gripping report from the front lines by a young veteran and cast member of The Real World: Brooklyn Ryan Conklin enlisted in the Army at age seventeen following 9/11 and joined Angel Company. As a turret gunner with the famed 101st Airborne "Screaming Eagles " and a member of the famed "Rakkasans" regiment-the most decorated regiment in the U.S. Army-he endured hellish conditions in the war-torn city of Tikrit Iraq. When he returned to the States he became a cast member on The Real World: Brooklyn in 2008. That came to an end when he received his notice recalling him to duty. An Angel from Hell is a gritty blunt and laughout-loud funny war memoir from the grunt's perspective. Conklin reveals what the Iraq war is really like day to day-the misery the boredom the absurdity the horror and even the moments of grace. With stunning candor and wisdom beyond his years Ryan Conklin has documented a complex and unavoidably life-changing experience for his generation.