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Del Toro, Israel, Jr., 1978-
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Del Toro, Israel, Jr., 1978-
Del Toro, Israel, Jr., 1978- -- Family.
United States. Air Force Special Operations Command -- Biography.
United States. Air Force -- Military life.
Disabled veterans -- United States -- Biography.
Families of military personnel -- United States.
Athletes with disabilities -- United States -- Biography.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Biography.
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Del Toro, Israel, Jr., 1978-
Del Toro, Israel, Jr., 1978-
Del Toro, Israel, Jr., 1978- -- Family.
United States. Air Force Special Operations Command -- Biography.
United States. Air Force -- Military life.
Disabled veterans -- United States -- Biography.
Families of military personnel -- United States.
Athletes with disabilities -- United States -- Biography.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Biography.
MARC Display
A
patriot
's
promise
:
protecting
my
brothers
,
fighting
for
my
life
, and
keeping
my
word
/ Israel "DT" Del Toro, Jr. ; with T.L. Heyer.
by
Del Toro, Israel, Jr., 1978-
St. Martin's Press, 2023.
Call #:
358.40092 D366p
Subjects
Del Toro, Israel, Jr., 1978-
Del Toro, Israel, Jr., 1978- -- Family.
United States. Air Force Special Operations Command -- Biography.
United States. Air Force -- Military
life
.
Disabled veterans -- United States -- Biography.
Families of military personnel -- United States.
Athletes with disabilities -- United States -- Biography.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781250283740 (hc.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
276 p. : ill., ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Summary:
"An inspiring memoir of promises kept, overcoming obstacles, and what it means to sacrifice for others, written by a Special Warfare Operator with the Air Force. When Israel "DT" Del Toro, Jr.'
s
Humvee rolled over a roadside IED in Afghanistan, he had one thought as he lost consciousness: I have to keep the
promise
I made to
my
dad. DT was orphaned at the age of fourteen, and on the night before his father died, he repeated the
promise
his dad required: "Take care of your
brothers
and sisters." Throughout his childhood and into adulthood, DT indeed looked after his younger brother and sisters, even to his own detriment and sacrifice. When he enlisted in the Air Force, progressing in ranks as a skilled marksman calling airstrikes, his
promise
extended to his
brothers
and sisters in the Air Force, his fellow soldiers and brothers-in-arms. When DT was injured in action, he lay in a coma for three months with third-degree burns on 80% of his body. He nearly died three times, and doctors predicted - if he survived - he would forever breathe with a respirator and never walk again. DT pushed through every limit to his full recovery, and he became the first 100% disabled veteran to re-enlist in the Air Force. DT'
s
promise
to his dad extends now to his fellow wounded warriors throughout the world, as he advocates for awareness and affecting change in public policy for wounded, injured, and ill soldiers. He is a
patriot
who has kept his
promise
and changed the world with the spirit of his heart, soul, body, and mind"--From publisher.
Genre:
Memoirs
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358.40092 D366p
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