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Ghosts of War (2009), a young adult memoir by U.S. Army Reservist Ryan Smithson, recounts Smithson’s experience of deployment in Iraq, beginning with his decision to enlist, which he took when he was just seventeen.
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Sep 22, 2011 · Ghosts of war : the true story of a 19-year-old GI. by. Smithson, Ryan. Publication date. 2009. Topics. Reading Level-Grade 7, Reading Level-Grade 8, Reading Level-Grade 9, Reading Level-Grade 10, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 12. Publisher. New York, NY : Collins ;
Check more about Ghosts of War Summary. During his time in Iraq, Smithson also highlights the emotional toll that war takes on soldiers. He vividly describes the bond between him and his fellow soldiers, who become like a second family to him.
Apr 9, 2009 · Ryan Smithson was an ordinary teenager until he witnessed the devastation of September 11th, 2001. Watching the Twin Towers fall motivated him to enlist in the Army Reserve at the age of seventeen. In Ghosts of War, Ryan vividly chronicles his experience of basic training and deployment to Iraq as a heavy-equipment operator. From the pain of ...
May 22, 2020 · by Ryan Smithson. Ryan Smithson joined the Army Reserve when he was seventeen. Two years later, he was deployed to Iraq as an Army engineer. In this extraordinary and harrowing memoir, readers march along one GI's tour of duty.
Dec 30, 2014 · History comes alive -- with ghosts! In the basement of his family's junk shop, Anderson and his friends Greg and Julie discover a trunk full of old military stuff, including a battered navy...
