This is an outstanding memoir which covers Mike Day's life from his early childhood up to more recent times.. It is an all encompassing book about trials, tribulations, and overcoming so many obstacles throughout the course of both his career in the USN and after he was shot.
Perfectly Wounded...just imagine being shot 27 times and also having a grenade tossed at you...all in the space of a few minutes...And, the miracle of surviving that many shots...The explanation in the memoir gives the reader how this was possible from the medical point of view Incredible to say the very least.
It covers his early life, and traumatic to say the least, and also his boot camp , BUDs training, his tours of duty with several SEAL teams, and other duty stations while on active duty. Lots of territory within these pages and the BUDs training is explained in great detail, as well.
His wife, Brenda was indeed such a wonderful part of his life after being severely injured.. Try to imagine, checking yourself out of Bethesda after 16 days and going home...the estimate was a stay of 3 months. Talk about intestinal fortitude...
As he explains in his memoir, the greatest accomplishment in his life was after he was discharged from the USN. He worked at Special Operations Command as a case manager and was involved with battling the bureaucracy at the VA. This job was more like that of a social worker which involved case coalition with those wounded and were recovering...The story of Holly, the Independent Duty Corpsman, will tear at your heartstrings.
He has a nonprofit organization which helps wounded warriors. It is stressed in his memoir that PTSD and depression should not be treated as stigmas.
Just an all encompassing read which covers so many details of his life...All of which contributed to make him the man that he has become.
I am both honored and proud to call Mike Day my Brother as a Chief Petty Officer. Most humbling to me...
BZ and Hooyah. Thank you for writing this most personal account of your life.
Most highly recommended.
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