Fire in My Eyes: An American Warrior's Journey from Being Blinded on the Battlefield to Gold Medal Victory

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Synopsis

"I am not going to let my blindness build a brick wall around me. I'd give my eyes one hundred times again to have the chance to do what I have done, and what I can still do."-Brad Snyder speaking with First Lady Michelle Obama

On the night Osama bin Laden was killed, US Navy Lieutenant Brad Snyder was serving in Afghanistan as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal officer with SEAL Team Ten. When he learned of SEAL Team Six's heroics across the Pakistani border, Brad was thankful. Still, he knew that his dangerous combat deployment would continue.

Less than five months later, Brad was engulfed by darkness after a massive blast caused by an enemy improvised explosive device. Suddenly Brad was blind, with vivid dreams serving as painful nightly reminders of his sacrifice.

Exactly one year after losing his sight, Brad heard thousands cheer as he stood on a podium in London. Incredibly, Brad had just won a gold medal in swimming at the 2012 Paralympic Games.

Fire in My Eyes is the astonishing true story of a wounded veteran who refused to give up. Lieutenant Brad Snyder did not let blindness build a wall around him-through tenacity and courage, he tore it down.

Copyright:
2016

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
272 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780306825156
Related ISBNs:
9780306825149
Publisher:
Da Capo Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Brad Snyder, Tom Sileo
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Military, Nonfiction, Sports, Disability-Related, Biographies and Memoirs
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Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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