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Beyond the Call of Duty

The Life of Colonel Robert Howard, America's Most Decorated Green Beret

by Stephen L. Moore
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As a child, Robert Howard was taught by his Granny Callie to always face his threats head-on. Some thirty years later, he emerged from the Vietnam War as America’s most decorated Green Beret.
For the first time, Robert Howard’s story is being told in full. Respected military historian Stephen L. Moore takes readers into the heart of the Vietnam War's covert Special Ops jungle warfare in this immersive, suspenseful read. Through family sources, National Archives documents, and dozens of testimonials from the Green Berets who fought alongside him, this “one-man army” will finally be given the recognition he deserves.
Robert Howard grew up in poverty in a small town in Alabama, with a strong sense of faith and determination. When he enlisted in the army at age seventeen, his Granny Callie’s words echoed in his head, and he pledged to follow them to the bitter end. In the most dire of combat experiences, Howard ran directly toward his opponents, sacrificing his body to protect others and to complete the mission above all else. Time and time again, he survived battles that should have claimed his life, suffering countless bullets, a spinal injury, and shrapnel and blast wounds. Recon commanders who ran missions with him declared him to be the bravest man they had ever met.
In return, Howard received a staggering number of awards and ribbons for valor and distinctive service in combat—over fifty in all, including the Medal of Honor, eight Purple Hearts, the Distinguished Service Cross, a Silver Star, and four Bronze Stars. He holds the distinction of being the only soldier nominated for the Medal of Honor three times in only a thirteen-month period. In total, Howard spent a grueling, treacherous forty months in combat duty in Vietnam, including over two years with MACV-SOG’s elite covert group.

  • Creators

  • Series

    American War Heroes

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    December 3, 2024

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780593475850

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9780593475850
      • File size: 60594 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Booklist

      November 1, 2024
      Moore (Strike of the Sailfish, 2023) details to great effect the heroic exploits of Vietnam War veteran and Medal of Honor recipient Special Forces Sergeant Robert Howard. With this soldier wounded 14 different times--twice in the face--and nominated for the Medal of Honor an unprecedented three times over a thirteen-month period, Howard's achievement are indeed "beyond the call of duty." What makes this book so inviting is the amount of detail Moore offers through an incredible amount of research and a seasoned approach to storytelling, from recounting Howard's hardscrabble upbringing in Alabama to his incredible wartime exploits with the Green Berets. Howard was a unique breed of hero, volunteering four times to deploy to Vietnam as part of the Special Operations Group (SOG), where he served for 40 months of high intensity combat. Moore's chronicle depicts Howard's odyssey in such detail that the reader experiences first-hand the extraordinary accomplishments of this great American hero.

      COPYRIGHT(2024) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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