{"product_id":"my-pilot-sarajane-giere-9798218820978","title":"My Pilot: A Story of War, Love, and ALS","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy Pilot: A Story of War, Love, and ALS\u003c\/em\u003e is a deeply moving memoir of devotion, sacrifice, and endurance told through the eyes of a military wife whose life is shaped by love, war, and unimaginable loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Sarajane Giere marries a young Air Force pilot in the early 1960s, she enters a world defined by constant relocation, long separations, and the ever-present shadow of danger. As her husband flies combat missions during the Vietnam War, she navigates the challenges of military life-raising children, sustaining a marriage across oceans, and confronting the quiet fears known only to those left behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYears later, the battle shifts from the skies to their home when her husband is diagnosed with ALS. With honesty, grace, and quiet strength, Giere chronicles the transformation of a heroic pilot into a man fighting an unforgiving disease, and the profound role of a wife who becomes caregiver, advocate, and witness to courage in its most intimate form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending vivid historical detail with personal reflection, \u003cem\u003eMy Pilot\u003c\/em\u003e offers a rare and poignant perspective on the Vietnam War, the resilience of military families, and the enduring power of love tested by time, illness, and sacrifice. This is not only a story of war, but of marriage lived fully-\u003cem\u003ein sickness and in health\u003c\/em\u003e-and of a woman whose steadfast devotion proves that heroism exists far beyond the battlefield.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarajane Giere\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798218820978\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pinesfield Prose\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Sarajane Giere","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48450422472959,"sku":"9798218820978","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_421aa626-6be3-43e4-8162-c9940a55cccd.jpg?v=1777267670","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-pilot-sarajane-giere-9798218820978","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}