A Soldier's Promise
2006-09-04T11:15:07-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvODcyXC8xOTM1OTQtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Sergeant Hendrex talked about his book, A Soldier’s Promise: The Heroic True Story of an American Soldier and an Iraqi Boy, published by Simon Spotlight Entertainment. He described his relationship with Jamil, a young Iraqi boy, while serving with his Dragon Company unit in a small town in Iraq in 2003. The author met the boy, now nicknamed Steve-O, when he approached the Dragon Company unit soldiers and asked to be arrested. Hendrex and other soldiers in the Dragon Company unit detailed how they worked together in Iraq to fight the insurgency and the challenges they faced protecting Steve-O when they brought him back to the United States. They also responded to audience members' questions.
Sergeant Hendrex talked about his book, A Soldier’s Promise: The Heroic True Story of an American Soldier and an Iraqi Boy, published by Sim… read more
Sergeant Hendrex talked about his book, A Soldier’s Promise: The Heroic True Story of an American Soldier and an Iraqi Boy, published by Simon Spotlight Entertainment. He described his relationship with Jamil, a young Iraqi boy, while serving with his Dragon Company unit in a small town in Iraq in 2003. The author met the boy, now nicknamed Steve-O, when he approached the Dragon Company unit soldiers and asked to be arrested. Hendrex and other soldiers in the Dragon Company unit detailed how they worked together in Iraq to fight the insurgency and the challenges they faced protecting Steve-O when they brought him back to the United States. They also responded to audience members' questions. close
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