Zbooks Successful Authors Podcast
No Tougher Duty - No Higher Honor: From Iraq to America, a Healing Journey in Writing!
04 Apr 2019
No Tougher Duty - No Higher Honor: From Iraq to America, a Healing Journey in Writing! High explosives could not kill him. On his second tour to Iraq, an IED made from a 120mm high-explosive round blasted him into the "abyss"-- 40 yards away... “After you get blown up, you come really close to death, your invincibility bubble pops.” Now he wants to help others heal! Meet AWARD WINNING Author and retired USMC Gunnery Sergeant Christian Bussler. He did 3 tours to Iraq: Ramadi, Fallujah, and all of the nice respectable places your mother told you NOT to go to when visiting Iraq! He fought PTSD--and won. He had the most unique job description of any Marine... Mortuary Affairs Marine This is his story, it is AMAZING! Some highlights: The worst part of the war The best part of the war The Bradley fighting vehicle, an aluminum “Death Trap”! Melted bodies in aluminum! Tap testing crash sites for human remains THE BUSSLER FOLD! Preparing yourself to die Journaling as therapy Camp Coyote Camp Iwo-Jima The Blackhawk helicopter crash Burned blood! How do you honor the dead? Combat in Fallujah and Ramadi BJJ - Brazilian Ju Jitsu Go see the full interview and GET his book here! http://bit.ly/2YMsHEe
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