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Steel Will: My Journey through Hell to Become the Man I Was Meant to Be Audiobook
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On February 19, 2007, SSG Shilo Harris was patrolling an infamous southern Iraqi roadway when his Humvee was struck by an IED. Moments later, three members of his crew were dead and Shilo had sustained severe burns over 35 percent of his body, lost his ears and the skin off his face, and lost much of the use of his badly mangled fingers. This fiery moment was just the beginning of an arduous road laced with pain, emotional anguish, and much soul-searching. For forty-eight days Shilo lay trapped in a medically induced coma as his wife, unable to ease his suffering, had to come to grips with a man utterly changed. This is the story of a young boy raised in a small Texas town under the heavy yoke of a father struggling with the personal aftermath of his service in Vietnam. This is the story of the first human being to participate in extracellular stem cell regeneration to regrow lost body parts. This is the story of the survivor not only of an explosion but of more than sixty surgeries to restore both form and function to his broken body. This is the story of the wife who stood by his side, made hard decisions, and continues to support her husband through his struggles with PTSD. This is the story of a God who reshapes us into the people he wants us to be. And in that way, this is the story of all of us. Anyone whose life has been touched by tragedy and loss, especially military families dealing with PTSD, TBI, amputations, and other realities of wartime service, will find strength, encouragement, and inspiration in this moving memoir.
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“This book should be required reading for every American, especially our youth. Shilo Harris is a true patriot and an American hero. This book embodies the essential spirit of America by reminding us that being a hero isn’t always judged by your accomplishments. It is often judged by your sacrifice so others can have their accomplishments under a blanket of freedom.”
— Ric Savage, former professional wrestler and television host
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“In Steel Will, we see what happens to an ordinary man in extraordinary circumstances. We see what happens when an ordinary man rises above a bleak prognosis, when an ordinary family surrounds their hero with love and hopefulness, and when an extraordinary, miracle-working God places his hands on the one he loves.”
— SFC Leroy Petry, United States Army Medal of Honor recipient -
“SSG Shilo Harris, in his writing, has exposed his soul like no other author. His life is open and raw, revealing his unwavering faith, his clear understanding of the risks of war and its heartbreaking impact on all those who are touched by it. Steel Will is a book that will emotionally rip you apart but will have you cheering at the end.”
— Fred Gregory, NASA deputy administrator -
“Harris, a retired staff sergeant who was severely burned while serving during the Iraq War, takes the reader through the world of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)…Americans live in a world of PTSD veterans, and Harris has told an important story.”
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“Staff Sergeant Harris has made a choice not embraced by veterans of wars past to talk and talk and talk about what he’s experienced—a soldier turned messenger. He leaves crowds standing at attention, as he honors his friends who have fallen.”
— August Skamenca, reporter, CBS News
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Nominated for the 2015 Audie Award for Inspirational/Faith-Based Nonfiction
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About the Authors
Shilo Harris enlisted in the US Army after 9/11. On his second deployment, he sustained catastrophic injuries when his vehicle was struck by an IED. Harris spent nearly three years in the burn unit of Brooke Army Medical Center. Harris retired from the military in 2010 and is now a motivational speaker, urging audiences to welcome veterans and wounded warriors home with open arms and open minds. He and his family were featured on ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition on December 11, 2012. They live in Texas.
Robin Overby Cox is a career educator and librarian. Born in Augsburg, Germany, as an Army brat, she graduated with honors from Florida State University and the University of South Florida. She calls Texas home and has five children and six grandchildren.
About Johnny Heller
Johnny Heller, winner of numerous Earphones and Audie Awards, was named a “Golden Voice” by AudioFile magazine in 2019. He has been a Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award winner from 2008 through 2013 and he has been named a top voice of 2008 and 2009 and selected as one of the Top 50 Narrators of the Twentieth Century by AudioFile magazine.