We're Not Here to Win a War: A Perspective on the Post-ISIS War on Terror - Paperback

by Patrick Lee Roark (Author)

In 2021, a platoon of artillerymen from the 141st Field Artillery of the Louisiana National Guard would deploy to Syria to continue the fight against a now scattered ISIS. With months in the Middle Eastern desert to spend on an isolated outpost, Servicemembers dealt with hardship, frustration, and questions of purpose. The words of the everyday Servicemember have been recorded here, from the initial steps on the journey overseas, the months long monotony, the Battle of Green Village, and the return home. Within these pages are the realities of being deployed, combat related PTSD, and how Servicemembers have perceived their own changes.