Honor Bound: An American Story of Dreams and Service (McGrath Amy)(Pevná vazba)

Honor Bound: An American Story of Dreams and Service (McGrath Amy)(Pevná vazba)

Honor Bound: An American Story of Dreams and Service (McGrath Amy)(Pevná vazba)

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The inspiring story of the first female Marine to fly a combat mission in an F/A-18; and the transformative events that led to her bold decision to take on the most powerful man in the U.S. Senate.

Amy McGrath grew up in Edgewood, Kentucky, a childhood shaped by love of country, baseball (the Cincinnati Reds), and, from the age of twelve, a fascination with fighter jets. Her devastation at learning that a federal law prohibited women from flying in combat fueled her determination to do just that--and then, to help change the laws to improve the lives of all Americans.

McGrath writes of becoming a midshipman in high school at the U.S. Naval Academy, making it through boot camp in the Marines, graduating from Annapolis, Maryland, becoming a Second Lieutenant, and raising her right hand to swear to defend the U.S. Constitution, honor bound.

She vividly recounts

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