Fidelis

A Memoir

De: Teresa Fazio

Narrado por: Teresa Fazio

In 1998, Teresa Fazio signed up for the Marine Corps' ROTC program to pay her way through MIT. After the United States was attacked on September 11, 2001, leading to the War on Terror, she graduated with a physics degree into a very different world, owing the marines four years of active duty. At 23 years old and five-foot-one, Fazio was the youngest and smallest officer in her battalion; the combined effect of her short hair, glasses, and baggy camo was less "Hurt Locker" than "Harry Potter Goes to War". She cut an incongruous figure commanding more experienced troops in an active war zone, where vulnerability was not only taboo but potentially lethal.

In this coming-of-age story set in the early days of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Fazio struggles with her past, her sense of authority, and her womanhood. Anger stifles her fear and uncertainty. A forbidden affair placates her need for love and security. But emptiness, guilt, and nightmares plague Fazio through her deployment - and follow her back home.

©2020 Teresa Fazio (P)2021 Tantor

Magnificent insight into a female Marine’s experience.

Magnificent insight into a female Marine’s experience. Every Veteran I know that served @TQ has PTS issues. Thank you for sharing your story. I do recommend leaving the reading to professionals (unless it’s therapeutic for you to tell the story).