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    Never Surrender: How to Overcome Life's Greatest Challenges
    Never Surrender: How to Overcome Life's Greatest Challenges
    Never Surrender: How to Overcome Life's Greatest Challenges
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    Never Surrender: How to Overcome Life's Greatest Challenges

    By Joseph B. George

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    Joseph George is the epitome of what it means to be brave. As a former Army tank crewman and Gulf War veteran (1st Infantry Division), he has come face-to-face with the unimaginable. He and others in the division best-known as the Big Red One lead the attack on an enemy mine field while being attacked by chemical and biological weapons.
    Remarkably, this suicide mission was only the beginning of the challenges he would face. After being awarded the Valorous Unit Award for his extraordinary heroism and living by the doctrine that tankers never surrender, his faith, military training, and uncommon courage would help him battle difficulties at home.
    Like many veterans, he found himself in a crisis of conscience. Plagued by alcoholism, the ill-effects of war, and re-acclimating to civilian life, Joseph had to dig deep into his soul, reconnect with his faith, and use his warrior spirit to pull himself out of the well of despair, through the challenges of the Gulf War illness and later a battle with a Stage 4 cancer diagnosis. He faced a battlefield on the home front and triumphed through the grace of God, mental toughness, and medical intervention.
    Never Surrender: How to Overcome Life’s Greatest Challenges is part memoir, part inspirational book. It is Joseph’s hope that his story will resonate with anyone who is suffering or experiencing a crisis of faith, disillusionment, or a life-changing illness will find hope, inspiration, and the courage to keep moving forward.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJoseph B. George
    Release dateOct 11, 2017
    ISBN9781370903030
    Never Surrender: How to Overcome Life's Greatest Challenges
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    Joseph B. George

    Joseph was born in Ithaca, New York, and raised in New Bern, North Carolina. He graduated from high school in 1989, and joined the U.S. Army as an M-1 Tanker 2 months later. Joseph fought in the Gulf War as an M-1 Tanker in the legendary 1st Infantry Division, also known as the Big Red One. He was awarded the Valorous Unit Award for extraordinary heroism in war. Joseph graduated from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in 2005 with a Bachelor of Social Work Degree. The chair of the Department of Sociology and Social Work, Dr. Sarah V. Kirk inspired him to write a book about the war, and his experiences. Joseph loves studying the bible, reading, writing, landscaping, exercising, and golf.

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      Book preview

      Never Surrender - Joseph B. George

      Never Surrender: How to Overcome Life’s Greatest Challenges

      Copyright 2017 Joseph B. George

      Published by Joseph B. George at Smashwords

      Smashwords Edition License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your enjoyment only, then please return to Smashwords.com or your favorite retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Copyright 2017 by Joseph B. George

      All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the author.

      Acknowledgements

      Thank you for your love, support, wisdom, and knowledge! The late Reverend Joseph C. George, Mary George, Jennifer George, Melanie Little, Jodi George, Joseph G. George, Marilyn Henry, Dr. Sydney Barnwell, Dr. Sarah V. Kirk, Dr. Jay Snell

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Chapter 1: Training

      Chapter 2: Preparing for Deployment

      Chapter 3: Saudi Arabia

      Chapter 4: Air War

      Chapter 5: The Attack

      Chapter 6: Impact of War

      Chapter 7: Rehabilitation

      Chapter 8: Life After Rehabilitation

      Chapter 9: Problems Aren’t Coincidental

      Chapter 10: How to Overcome

      Recommended Reading

      About the Author

      Contact Joseph

      Introduction

      In 1991, I was an M1 Tanker in the 1st Infantry Division, U.S. Army. (Big Red One) It’s America’s most lethal division, and tanks lead the way. The life expectancy for a tanker was about 15 minutes in battle.

      Our mission was to lead the attack on the enemy mine field while being attacked by chemical and biological weapons. It was a suicide mission, and we were awarded the Valorous Unit Award for extraordinary heroism in war. Tankers don’t surrender! We had months to think about the suicide mission and death before the Gulf War started.

      I survived the war, but the impact that it had on my life was devastating. Doctors don’t know where the illnesses come from, and there is no cure for many of the diseases. Twenty-two veterans commit suicide daily because of stress.

      The information in this book isn’t ordinary. This book will show you why your problems aren’t a coincidence and how to overcome your greatest challenges!

      Chapter 1

      Training

      Combat is a life-changing event that affects the human spirit tremendously. Soldiers enter combat not knowing that their lives will be changed forever. Before the first bullet is ever fired, the soldier’s mind is numb, and he is prepared to give his life for his country.

      After I had graduated from high school, I did my basic training at Ft. Knox, Kentucky which is the home of Armor. That is where I was introduced to modern warfare. I certainly did not know what I was in for, but I was young and extremely cocky. The first thing I learned was not to even think about disobeying orders. I was pushed mentally and physically further than I could ever imagine. High school football was a joke compared to basic training.

      The culture shock began when I stepped off the bus at Ft. Knox, Kentucky. We ran off the bus to screaming drill sergeants, ordering us to form

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