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Code Name: Johnny Walker
Code Name: Johnny Walker: The Extraordinary Story of the Iraqi Who Risked Everything to Fight with the U.S. Navy SEALs | Jim DeFelice, Johnny Walker
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In this unforgettable memoir, the Navy SEALs’ most trusted translator—a man who is credited with saving countless American lives and became a legend in the special-ops community—tells his inspiring story for the first time. As the insurgency in Iraq intensified following the American invasion, U.S. Navy SEALs were called upon to root terrorists from their lairs. Unsure of the local neighborhoods and unable to speak the local languages, they came to rely on one man to guide them and watch their backs. He was a "terp"—an interpreter—with a job so dangerous they couldn't even use his real name. They named him Johnny Walker. They soon called him brother. Over the course of eight years, the Iraqi native traveled around the country with nearly every SEAL and special operations unit deployed there. He went on thousands of missions, saved dozens of SEAL and other American lives, and risked his own daily. Helped to the U.S. by the SEALs he protected, Johnny Walker's life is so remarkable that his tale reads like fiction. But every word of it is true. For the first time ever, a "terp" tells what it was like in Iraq during the American invasion and the brutal insurgency that followed. With inside details on SEAL operations and a humane understanding of the tragic price paid by ordinary Iraqis, Code Name: Johnny Walker reveals a side of the war that has never been told before.
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Code name Johnny Walker is about a brave man born in Iraq until later in the book he helps the United states military and leads them through Iraq safely and stealthily. This book is written in first person so it is told through Johnny‘s eyes and his own personal experiences. Throughout the book you learn about his life and where he started until the point of where he helps the American military win the war against Iraq.

MissYaremcio Thank you for the review Lucas! I would have liked a bit more on the summary and you were missing the recommendation. 4/6 3y
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So far in my progression with Code Name Johnny Walker the book goes into a lot of detail leading up to where he is now. It talks about where he grew up and how he grew up backed up with many memories of his childhood. I am currently at the point in the book where he is now an adult and moving more into a military topic and how he got enlisted.

MissYaremcio Nicely done Lucas! You were just missing the theme and the recommendation. 3/6 3y
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