Never Quit is the true story of how Jimmy Settle, an Alaskan shoe store clerk, became a Special Forces Operator and war hero. After being shot in the head during a dangerous high mountain operation in the rugged Watapur Valley in Afghanistan, Jimmy returns to battle with his teammates for a heroic rescue, the bullet fragments stitched over and still in his skull. In a cross between a suicide rescue mission and an against-all-odds mountain battle, his team of PJs risk their lives again in an epic firefight. When his helicopter is hit and begins leaking fuel, Jimmy finds himself in the worst possible position as a rescue specialist?forced to leave members from his own team behind. Jimmy will have to risk everything to get back into the battle and bring back his brothers.
year: 2018
call number/section: 1000, 958.1, 920
subjects: alaska, rescue squadron, 212th, biography, united states, air force, search and rescue operations, alaska, parachute troops, afghan war, 2001-, aerial operations, american, personal narratives, american, memoir, settle, jimmy, personal narratives, autobiographies
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Settle, Jimmy
Never Quit is the true story of how Jimmy Settle, an Alaskan shoe store clerk, became a Special Forces Operator and war hero. After being shot in the head during a dangerous high mountain operation in the rugged Watapur Valley in Afghanistan, Jimmy returns to battle with his teammates for a heroic rescue, the bullet fragments stitched over and still in his skull. In a cross between a suicide rescue mission and an against-all-odds mountain battle, his team of PJs risk their lives again in an epic firefight. When his helicopter is hit and begins leaking fuel, Jimmy finds himself in the worst possible position as a rescue specialist?forced to leave members from his own team behind. Jimmy will have to risk everything to get back into the battle and bring back his brothers.
Schools: 5
Settle, Jimmy
St. Martin's Griffin (2018)
The author shares his story of becoming a Special Forces Operator and war hero after being shot in the head and continuing his mission, while also saving his war brothers.
Schools: 1