Summary of Nicholas Irving & Gary Brozek's The Reaper

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#1 I was with Charlie Company, First Platoon, when I was deployed to Kandahar in 2009. I was prepared for the responsibility that came with leadership, but I wasn’t always the most responsible kid.

#2 I was excited and nervous to be deployed, but I was also disappointed and frustrated that I would be away from my wife for just a few months. I was also not the most pleasant guy to be around when I came back from deployment.

#3 I liked that the base was walled off from the rest of the country, with its own fence, gates, and concertina wire. It reminded me of the neighborhood I had growing up in Maryland, where everyone showed respect to the American flag and the men and women in uniform.

#4 I was excited to be in charge of my own team, but I didn’t want to come across as too authoritarian. I was going to be in charge, but the key word in that sentence was I. I still had to be myself.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jun 8, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822534780

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I was with Charlie Company, First Platoon, when I was deployed to Kandahar in 2009. I was prepared for the responsibility that came with leadership, but I wasn’t always the most responsible kid.

#2

I was excited and nervous to be deployed, but I was also disappointed and frustrated that I would be away from my wife for just a few months. I was also not the most pleasant guy to be around when I came back from deployment.

#3

I liked that the base was walled off from the rest of the country, with its own fence, gates, and concertina wire. It reminded me of the neighborhood I had growing up in Maryland, where everyone showed respect to the American flag and the men and women in uniform.

#4

I was excited to be in charge of my own team, but I didn’t want to come across as too authoritarian. I was going to be in charge, but the key word in that sentence was I. I still had to be myself.

#5

I was still new to my leadership role, and I knew what it was like to be one of the guys in the seats. I had the guys laughing when I opened with, Dudes, listen up, to set the right tone. I told them that our high value target was a suicide-vest maker.

#6

The plan was to break off from the main group and climb onto the top of the building. From there, I would have a better view of the entire objective. I felt the adrenaline buzz start as soon