Sunrise Over Fallujah Review
By: Cesar M.
Sunrise Over Fallujah is a novel by Walter Dean. Walter Dean as written many books such as the fallen Angel, Monsters, Hoops, and Slam.
Seeing 9/11 as a teenager, Birdy feels forced to do something important for his country. Then he joins the U.S Army. Where he becomes part of the Civil Affairs unit, wanting to win the hearts and minds of Iraqi civilians following combat orders. Birdy's unit does everything they hand out supplies,and does activities with the kids, to trying to smooth things over following accidental deaths. Him and his teammates feel good of what they are doing, and because they work so well, they are given the job of working with Special Operations forces to secure a cache of improvised explosive device detonators from southern Iraq. The unit is ambushed, during the time Birdy is wounded. Jonesy is one of his closest friend in the army and is killed.
At the end, Birdy is transferred to Ramstein in Germany.
Seeing 9/11 as a teenager, Birdy feels forced to do something important for his country. Then he joins the U.S Army. Where he becomes part of the Civil Affairs unit, wanting to win the hearts and minds of Iraqi civilians following combat orders. Birdy's unit does everything they hand out supplies,and does activities with the kids, to trying to smooth things over following accidental deaths. Him and his teammates feel good of what they are doing, and because they work so well, they are given the job of working with Special Operations forces to secure a cache of improvised explosive device detonators from southern Iraq. The unit is ambushed, during the time Birdy is wounded. Jonesy is one of his closest friend in the army and is killed.
At the end, Birdy is transferred to Ramstein in Germany.
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