The Road to Empire

The Road to Empire - Paperback

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The Road to Empire

The Road to Empire - Paperback

by John Wemlinger
$21.58
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by John Wemlinger (Author)

Unable to forget the horrors of 9/11 or the Iraq war that killed his friends, aviation science student Jack Rigley enrolls in Western Michigan University's Army Reserve Officer Training Corps. As Jack's college graduation nears, he and his fiancée, Annie Miller, find themselves headed to Fort Rucker, Alabama, where he will learn to fly helicopters. This career move, however, does not sit well with Danny Miller, Annie's father, whose older brother was killed in Vietnam flying helicopters.

In spite of his objections, Jack and Annie choose the military and face the trials of military life: family separations caused by long deployments to dangerous combat zones, relocations to meet the needs of the service, deaths of loved ones, and the tug of heartstrings firmly rooted where each grew up, in Empire, Michigan. Ultimately, Jack will be forced to make a difficult choice: family or career, the very same choice America's truest heroes must make every day while serving our country.


Number of Pages: 278
Dimensions: 0.63 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: August 22, 2023
ISBN9781961302044
Author John Wemlinger
PublisherMission Point Press
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedAugust 2023
LanguageENG- English
Pages278
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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