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A Soldier Against All Odds
- Narrated by: Jason Pike
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
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Summary
A brutally honest tale of a soldier's unorthodox life, a rogue career, and an often-maverick character not easily aligned with the military credo.
I am A Soldier Against All Odds, and what follows is a genuine and frank account—the good, the very bad, and the very ugly—of my 31 years in uniform. Diagnosed at age seven with an acute learning disability and failing first grade that year, I was sent back to repeat it. At age nine, I was diagnosed with osteomyelitis, a crippling bone disease dissolving the bone of my knee that added to my academic challenges and a significant physical disadvantage.
With more than three decades of national guard and active service, after starting my military career at 17 and retiring at the rank of lieutenant colonel, I was told that none of it would be possible. For that advice, there were undoubtedly excellent grounds. My story, therefore, is one of survival, perseverance, and a refusal to quit, no matter what, a characteristic gifted to me by my father. Once I did it, everyone asked, "how the hell did you do it?" And many times, I asked myself the same question….
In A Soldier Against All Odds, I show that It is possible, through determination, careful application, and bold strategy, to overcome or compensate for personal humiliation brought about primarily by my own mistakes, being haunted by investigations, academic difficulty, arrests, many ass-chewings, and physical frailty. I did pay the price for being me. This is how I did it, but most importantly, how I survived it.
The chronicle of life will inspire you to wince, cry, and laugh. I hope that the lessons I learned through the course of my life and my military career will be an inspiration to anyone confronting the future from a place of disadvantage.
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- Anonymous User
- 25-05-23
The chronicle of life will inspire you ...........
it shows that It is possible, through determination, careful application, and bold strategy, to overcome or compensate for personal humiliation brought about primarily by my own mistakes, being haunted by investigations, academic difficulty, and much more.The chronicle of life will inspire you to wince, cry, and laugh.
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- Anonymous User
- 25-05-23
A really great story .
A really great story about the American lefuitent experience. The views and survival skills and motivations of all these characters is very believable.An Excellent person Who Done It in a Interesting Period of History.
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- Robin Ferguson
- 25-05-23
A great solider story.
Well acted well-directed book, well stage well costumed great performance wonderful experience - will buy to listen again & again and enjoy it every time same as the last.
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- Adi Shaaz Alkdm
- 16-05-23
,Amazing
A brutally honest tale of a soldier's unorthodox life, a rogue career, and an often-maverick character not easily aligned with the military credo.The chronicle of life will inspire you to wince, cry, and laugh. I hope that the lessons I learned through the course of my life and my military career will be an inspiration to anyone confronting the future from a place of disadvantage.
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- Anonymous User
- 25-05-23
I recommended it.
I can’t tell you how many times I listen to this but I’ll continue listening to it because I love it. I recommended it.
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- Annabelle
- 19-05-23
Absolutely Superb!
Strong actors and storyline. True realism of what life in the military was like for black Soldiers under black leadership. Very interesting and thought-provoking life-story of Jason Pike.
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- Anonymous User
- 25-05-23
superb
This is an excellent story that shows what true courage is and brings the audience to understand what it's truly like to be under fire and fighting not only for your life but also for the one next to you.
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- Anonymous User
- 25-05-23
I love this book
I love this book it shows how much a person is hurt by their past and they hurt others and others don't understand why people dislike them because they are from another part of the US Army, A story of self-hate and the struggles so many people deal with in this world. I really appreciate author Jason Pike great inspiring and struggling story, I love this audiobook and recommended it to my fellow read it must.
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