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"I am inspired by your strength and determination."
President George Bush

They put a price on his head. They did everything they could to disrupt his mission.
Finally, when an antitank mine tore off his right foot warriors of jihad in Iraq
thought they had neutralized one of their most resourceful, determined foes. They
were wrong.

Refusing to let his injury stop him, Captain David Rozelle roared back into action,
returning to Iraq as commander of an armored cavalry troop. He became the first amputee
in recent military history to resume a dangerous command on the same battlefield.

In Back in Action, Rozelle, who has been awarded the Bronze Star with Valor and
the Purple Heart, speaks with brisk frankness about his postamputation battles and the
gritty determination that carried him through it all. It's an astonishing story of courage,
determination, heroismnd devotion to duty overcoming all obstacles.

Captain David Rozelle has served in the U.S. Army for over ten years since his commission from Davidson College ROTC. He is the recipient of the Bronze Star with Valor and the Purple Heart. He has been a guest on the CBS Evening News with Dan Rather Today Shownd Dayside with Linda Vester. He holds a degree in English literature. He lives in Fort Carson, Colorado, with his wife, Kimnd their son, Forrest.

Patrick Lawlorn AudioFile Earphones Award winner and Audie Award finalist, is also an accomplished stage actor, directornd combat choreographer who has worked in America and Europe. He has been an actor and stuntman in both TV and film. He lives in Milwaukee.