Zullo, Allan.

Battle heroes : voices from Afghanistan / Voices from Afghanistan. Allan Zullo. - New York : Scholastic, c2010. - 159 p. ; 20 cm.

"Ten true tales."

Operation enduring freedom -- The stand/Captain Jason Amerine -- "The Americans won't get out alive"/Lieutenant Stephen Boada -- The fatal funnel/Master Sergeant Sarun Sar -- The battle of Ebrahimkhel/Staff Sergeant Jason "Jake" Kimberling -- In the chaos of combat/Tech Sergeant Mark DeCorte -- The ambush at Afghanya/Specialist Gregory "Scott"Ruske -- The "fire-and-forget" guys/Captain Sheffield Ford III, Master Sergeant Thom Maholic, Staff Sergeant Matthew Binney, Staff Sergeant Joseph Fuerst III, Sergeant First Class Abram Hernandez -- The crawl for life/Sergeant First Class Brendan O'Connor -- Death struggle/Staff Sergeant Jason Fetty -- Saving Private Moss/Major John Oh.

Ten stories of American heroes who have risked their lives for their country while fighting in the Afghan War.

4.3. Guided reading level: Z.

ISBN: 9780545206426 (tr. pbk.) 0545206421 (tr. pbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Afghan War, 2001---Personal narratives, American.
Soldiers--United States--Biography.
Heroes--United States--Biography.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Afghanistan--Politics and government--2001-