Warrior's Creed: A Life of Preparing for and Facing the Impossible *Very Good*

Very Good: Scratch and dent. Cover may have wear, dings, tears, other damage, or be missing dust jacket.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 9781250151520
Type: Hardcover

The riveting story of how a young boy&apos
s upbringing with outlaw culture and charismatic role models forged him into an elite Marine and a decorated Pararescueman.
Absence of self is my sword&quot
comprises the final line in &quot
The Warrior&apos
s Creed,&quot
a 14th century poem written by an unknown Japanese Samurai, and this is the code Master Sergeant Roger Sparks embodied as a Recon Marine turned Alaskan Pararescueman. A living legend in the military, Sparks first made a name for himself within elite Marine Reconnaissance units. He went on to become an instructor where he trained future Reconnaissance Marines with unorthodox and ancient indigenous warrior techniques. A decade later, the same methods would keep him and others alive, when he hoisted into a maelstrom of violence to rescue an embattled platoon in the rugged mountains of eastern Afghanistan.
Introduced to a tough code of honor, family, and brotherhood from birth, Roger Sparks rose to become a distinguished instructor in Marine Reconnaissance and a Silver Star recipient as an Alaska Pararescueman. A raw and exhilarating tale of guts, grit, and heart, Warrior&apos
s Creed recounts the hidden side of special operations training, heroic and heartbreaking Alaskan wilderness rescues, and the surreal and deadly rescues during Operation Bulldog Bite in Afghanistan&rsquo
s Watapur Valley.
This powerful and inspirational story is as much of a self-help book as it is an edge of your seat military memoir. Warrior&apos
s Creed reveals a motivating and mindful approach to over coming the odds, facing the impossible, and finding mercy and grace in the aftermath.