{"product_id":"blue-skies-and-long-runways-kathleen-lux-9798991173124","title":"Blue Skies and Long Runways: The Adventures of an Air Force Nurse","description":"\u003cp\u003eKathleen Lux hails from a family lineage of proud military service, and joins the United States Air Force in 1977 to add, as she describes it, a little adventure to her life. Now retired as a colonel after thirty years in nursing -- often serving as a flight nurse -- Lux reveals how she is forced to grow up quickly if she hopes to remain, and excel, in the Air Force. In this coming-of-age collection of humorous, candid, and provocative vignettes, Lux holds nothing back as she recalls caring for patients immediately after a terrorist attack in Germany, handling an emergency egress from a burning aircraft, and even refusing a direct order from a four-star general. At times the weight of her decisions and the inescapable memories of what she's witnessed seems overwhelming. Not until Lux, herself, receives a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress does she allow the journey of self-forgiveness and healing to begin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kathleen Lux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798991173124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Milspeak Books, Milspeak Foundation, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.59d","brand":"Kathleen Lux","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47474510233855,"sku":"9798991173124","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b6b7b462-f207-48c6-990f-92d190e198be.jpg?v=1762317195","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blue-skies-and-long-runways-kathleen-lux-9798991173124","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}