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Highlights
- ** Gold Medal Winner: 2024 Military Writers Society of America AwardsThe Best of the Best . . . Risk taker.
- Author(s): Isaac G Lee
- 368 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Military
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Book Synopsis
** Gold Medal Winner: 2024 Military Writers Society of America Awards
The Best of the Best . . . Risk taker. Son. Badass. Husband. Combat aviator. Father.
From Officer Candidates School to squadron Commanding Officer, Isaac G. Lee, Lieutenant Colonel USMC (Ret.), reached the finish line at HANGAR 4 on MCAS Miramar at the conclusion of seven deployments during his two decades of service. In this memoir, he shares the lessons, the rewards, the losses, and ultimately, the personal cost.
Isaac pushed every boundary he encountered as a combat aviator, repeatedly testing his own mettle under harsh wartime conditions. He sets a high standard in HANGAR 4 with his candid accounting of a transformative journey that took place while he endeavored to balance life in the squadron, in the cockpit, in war zones, and at home.
Combat defines every warfighter, along with episodes of survivor's guilt, emotional numbness, and lingering grief. Personal reckoning occurs in the aftermath of war.
Truth triumphs. Once a Marine, always a Marine.
Review Quotes
"The way that Isaac Lee spins this tale accomplishes the primary ingredient of any successful story. As Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond series of books, was fond of saying: "You know it's a good book if you just have to turn the page."
That is the case withHangar Four. As you finish each chapter you are drawn to the next chapter as Isaac Lee takes you on a journey that provides a true insider's look at what it means to be a combat aviator - both the highs and the lows."
-George Galdorisi, Director of Strategic Assessments and Technical Futures for NIWC Pacific and author of Algorithms of Armageddon: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Future Wars.