
Bravo Company
An Afghanistan Deployment and Its Aftermath
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A timely and searing account of the American war in Afghanistan
In Bravo Company, journalist and combat veteran Ben Kesling tells the story of the war in Afghanistan through the eyes of the men of one unit, part of a combat-hardened parachute infantry regiment in the US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division.
A decade ago, the soldiers of Bravo Company deployed to Afghanistan for a tour in Kandahar’s notorious Arghandab Valley. By the time they made it home, three soldiers had been killed in action, a dozen more had lost limbs, and an astonishing half of the company had earned Purple Hearts.
In the decade since, two of the soldiers have died by suicide, more than a dozen have tried, and others admit they’ve considered it. Declared at “extraordinary risk” by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Bravo Company was chosen as test subjects for a new approach to the veteran crisis, focusing less on isolated individuals and more on the group.
Written with an insider’s eye and ear and drawing on extensive interviews and original reporting, Bravo Company follows the men from their initial enlistment and training, through their deployment and a major shift in their mission, and then on to what has happened in the decade since, as they returned to combat in other units or moved on with their lives as civilians, or struggled to.
This is a powerful, insightful, and memorable account of a war that didn’t end for these soldiers just because Bravo Company came home.
©2022 Ben Kesling. Published in 2022 by Abrams Press, an imprint of ABRAMS, New York. All rights reserved (P)2022 by Blackstone PublishingListeners also enjoyed...




















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Absolutely jaw dropping
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Honest and raw
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Outstanding story and narration
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I am not a military man. I didn’t come from a military family. This book sheds so much light on the motivations and experiences of those that served our country in a strange war. I don’t know that I understand any more about why the US was in Afghanistan, but I did learn about the experiences many men had there, and continue to have at home. For that I think I am a better person.
A story that needed to be told
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I was there
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Inspiring and well written
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Great book, fantastic narration.
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The content in this book is enlightening, and the narration is spot on. The language is blunt, but I believe the story is told at the infantryman’s (and his family’s) level of understanding.
While reading this book, I find myself thankful that I never had to first person experience combat in my life. Placing my hand over my heart during the playing of the Star Spangled Banner and thanking military personnel and veterans for their service will no longer be quite so hollow for me from this point.
This should be required reading for every person considering a military career. It’s their decision which way to turn at that intersection in life.
This Is An Important Book
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A masterpiece of journalistic storytelling
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Content
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