{"id":2083,"date":"2010-07-06T15:10:09","date_gmt":"2010-07-06T21:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sgtbrandi.com\/?page_id=2083"},"modified":"2014-10-04T11:57:47","modified_gmt":"2014-10-04T17:57:47","slug":"the-warriors-guide-to-worlds-at-war-the-dragon-has-awakened","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/sgtbrandi.com\/?page_id=2083","title":{"rendered":"The Warrior\u2019s Guide To Worlds at War: The Dragon has Awakened (Book Two)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3040\" title=\"Worlds at War front cover\" src=\"http:\/\/sgtbrandi.com\/wordpress\/..\/images\/uploads\/cover-RGB_front-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"Worlds at War front cover\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" \/>Introduction<\/h2>\n<p>This Nation faces a potential crisis on an unprecedented scale.\u00a0 Never in our history have so many Warriors experienced so much combat; the killing, the loss, the sense of abandonment and alienation from the country they fought to defend.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The War Between Worlds<\/span><\/em> will discuss in brutally honest fashion, exactly what lies ahead for our young men and women, our Heroes from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. This work is a startling glimpse into their brave hearts and the wounded souls of those who would die for what they believe in.<\/p>\n<p>The focus of this book is to acknowledge the sacrifices of our Warriors, to explain the perils of their now uncertain futures and to describe in detail just how \u201ctheir\u201d lives will affect this society for generations to come.\u00a0\u00a0 It has been my honor and privilege to speak with thousands of Combat Troops, the sons and daughters, the mothers and fathers, Warriors all, caught in the traumatic aftermath of war.<\/p>\n<p>I have listened to their stories, their nightmares, and their pleas for help.\u00a0 As one female Soldier said to me, \u201cSometimes you have to forget how you feel, and remember what you deserve.\u201d And what they deserve is to be acknowledged for their service, thanked for their sacrifices and honored for who they have now become.<\/p>\n<p>No one comes back from war unchanged, no one.\u00a0 It is not humanly possible.\u00a0 When you kill another human being for the first time, something painfully changes inside of you; the innocence of youth is gone forever.\u00a0 When you embrace a wounded friend in your heart and sometimes in your arms and watch them die, something profound changes inside of you.\u00a0 And yet, this is the inescapable Code of the Warrior:\u00a0 Living by a Creed that pushes us beyond the limits of human endurance and into another world, another reality in which we fight for our very lives in a society we died to protect.<\/p>\n<p>How then do we adapt to a world we no longer fit within, a world that in so many ways has become meaningless to who we as Warriors have now become?<\/p>\n<p>If you as the reader do not choose to hear the Warrior\u2019s Story, to hear the truth as we \u201cfeel\u201d it, then read no further.\u00a0 As with <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Warrior\u2019s Guide to Insanity<\/span><\/em>, this book is the vivid reality of life as seen through the eyes of a Combat Warrior.\u00a0 It is written from my own heart, not only to my Brothers and Sisters, but to those having never walked out onto the battlefields of death, that perhaps they may glimpse the world we live in every moment of our lives, and then not be so quick to judge us for what we are.<\/p>\n<p>I now welcome you into the Inner Sanctum of the Warrior\u2019s World, a world of honor, courage, discipline, and self-sacrifice.<\/p>\n<p>So then, with body armor secured, weapons locked and loaded, our mission begins.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>We have just walked \u201coutside the wire.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stay frosty, but be advised, \u201cI\u2019ve got your six!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>This book is dedicated to our brave Warriors<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>From the Afghanistan and Iraq Theaters of War.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>They are the true Heroes of this nation.  I am<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Honored to call them not only \u201cFriend\u201d but my Fellow<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Brother and Sister Warriors as well.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>They carry on the tradition of the Warrior Class, by<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Living the Code of Honor.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>My deepest respect to you all.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/sgtbrandi.com\/?page_id=3022\">Table of Contents<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/sgtbrandi.com\/?page_id=2080\">Section 1.1: My Friend the Beast<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/sgtbrandi.com\/?page_id=3070\">Section 3.1: Your Journey to the Summit: Warrior Tools for Survival<br \/>\n<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>Purchase Book<\/h2>\n<p class=\"noindent\"><strong><em>The Warrior\u2019s Guide To Worlds at War: The Dragon has Awakened<\/em><\/strong> is a soft cover book 5.5\u2033 x 8.5\u2033 in size with 251 pages.<\/p>\n<p class=\"noindent\">For web purchase of this book we use PayPal. 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