Embedded In Afghanistan: The Ben Kendall Story

By Cole Kincade

Ben Kendall was the All-American boy. Born into a loving family, raised in the Episcopal Church, he excelled in both academics and athletics. He joined the military after graduating with honors from an Ivy League college. The military trained him in Communications and Warfare, then sent him to Afghanistan to help train the Afghan National Army. Young and idealistic, Ben's goal was to help the Afghans improve themselves and their country. Once there, he quickly realized he had to set aside his own values and beliefs if he was going to survive. This first Novel is about how Ben Kendall copes with his internal struggle to do the right thing while dealing with the ever-present threat of death, brutality beyond imagination, the horror of losing friends, corruption, and the periodic idiocy of war. Participating in over fifty combat missions, he endured a year in hostile territory near the Pakistan border. This human drama is about how one young American deals with the challenge of staying grounded as opposed to being consumed by the war. Read the poignant e-mails between Ben and his father which helped keep him grounded. Re-live his experiences through Ben Kendall's eyes. The ordeal changed his life, forever.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1466248815
• ISBN13: 9781466248816
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 6.0"