When Navy SEAL Adam
Brown woke up on March 17, 2010, he didn’t know he would die that night in the
Hindu Kush Mountains of Afghanistan—but he was ready: In a letter to his
children, not meant to be seen unless the worst happened, he wrote, “I’m not
afraid of anything that might happen to me on this earth, because I know no
matter what, nothing can take my spirit from me.”
The story of Adam Brown recounted in “Fearless” is one, at
least superficially, that resembles many of those surrounding other members of
our armed forces. Small town boy, in trouble with the law, hits the
straight-and-narrow, joins the service, and makes a difference.
In a nutshell that would be the story. If you stop there,
however, you miss the true impact of this hero’s life and actions. From reading
his story, Adam Brown lived a very full life and lived going wide-open. The
story of his childhood, his battle with drugs and his coming to the realization
that Christ was the answer are just the opening acts for a life spent being an
example and, again, making a lasting difference.
While it would have been easy to write this book and relate
Adam’s mission’s with SEAL Team Six – that would have made for a full book in
itself, Eric Blehm has the less obvious choice and has given us a full picture
of a true hero.
This is an excellent book which could nearly be required
reading for young men in high school and college.
I was provided this book by WaterBrook/Multnomah in return
for an honest review.
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