The Literati book club will be reading and discussing our first non-fiction book of the season: Once a Warrior: How one veteran found a new mission closer to home by Jake Wood. "When Marine sniper Jake Wood came home in 2009 from grueling tours in Iraq and Afghani stan\, his country asked yet more of him: to compartmentalize his traumati c memories\, put his elite military training on a shelf\, and adjust to li ving outside high-stakes situations...One activity helped Jake and his fri end and fellow Marine Clay Hunt find a measure of hope: helping communitie s after disasters\, where their training rendered them unusually effective in high-stakes situations...Over the past 10 years\, with no money or exp erience\, he and his team have recruited over 100\,000 volunteers to his o rganization Team Rubicon...Having a continued purpose--a mission that matt ers--can be the key to a veteran's successful transition from war to peace ."
\nThe Literati meets every first Wednesday of the month from Sept ember to April at 11 am -12:30 pm at the Vista Grande Library.
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