Technically the book is flawless in writing. The only problems with the book are the poor, grainy reproduction of the photos and the lack of an index. The appendixes are useful and perhaps the best one is the reproduction of the Summary of the Award for the Commendation Medal with V Device. The one appendix that I found least useful was the inclusion of the tables, with rank insignia, of the various ranks of the United States Military, but as the book is intended for a very wide group beyond the historian its inclusion cannot be faulted. One very pleasant surprise was the inclusion of a chapter by Chaplain Waite’s wife: Kathy. It is rarer still to hear the words of a wife of a serviceman overseas in combat and so the chapter was very welcome. While the book is definitely written from a religious point of view; it is not a ‘hit over the head’ or ‘fire and brimstone’ in your face work. For a list price of $11.85 the book is recommended to anybody interested in one of the more overlooked segments in the military or for anyone wanting a first person narrative of some of the turning points in the war in Iraq. The life lessons can be considered a bonus.

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