{"product_id":"twenty-percent-soldiers-susan-dellicker-9781646630905","title":"Twenty-Percent Soldiers: Our Secret Life in the National Guard","description":"\". . . a poignant reminder that our freedom still depends on 'twenty-percent soldiers' who volunteer to protect and defend our nation when duty calls.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Tom Ridge43rd Governor of Pennsylvania, First US Secretary of Homeland Security\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe National Guard and Reserves is comprised of remarkable men and women who work behind the scenes as our nation's supplemental fighting force. It's a part-time job with a full-time commitment that involves the entire family. They wear the same uniforms and train to the same standards as America's full-time military. And when called to service, they fight right alongside the active duty. Nobody knows the difference. Yet they are very different.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwenty-Percent Soldiers\u003c\/em\u003e is the true account of one couple's life in the National Guard through eighteen years of part-time warfare. With humor and humility, Kevin and Susan Dellicker portray what it's like to jump back and forth between having a \"normal\" civilian life in small-town Pennsylvania and conducting special operations missions in Southwest Asia. A tribute to all the part-time soldiers and their families who have been fighting the Global War on Terrorism since 9\/11, this story is also a call-to-action for politicians and military leaders to fix a broken family support system that is failing the part-time force.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwenty-Percent Soldiers\u003c\/em\u003e reinforces a truth that all Americans can embrace: With perseverance, love and faith, ordinary people can accomplish extraordinary things.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan Dellicker, Kevin Dellicker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1646630904\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646630905\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Koehler Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/08\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62d","brand":"Susan Dellicker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44042508402943,"sku":"9781646630905","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_efca5e1b-9304-4a32-9eef-05d6b1c5a226.jpg?v=1684961943","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/twenty-percent-soldiers-susan-dellicker-9781646630905","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}