a father's last letters Weber, Mark M. creator LT. COL. text biography nyu New York Ballantine Books [2013], b2012 2013 First edition. monographic eng

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xxvi, 212 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. "At the high point of a soaring career in the U.S. Army, Lt. Col. Mark Weber was tapped by General David Petraeus to serve in a high profile job within the Afghan Parliament as a military advisor. Within weeks, a routine physical revealed stage IV intestinal cancer in the thirty -eight-year-old father of three ... When [he] realized that he was not going to survive this final tour of combat, he began to write a letter to his boys, so that as they grew up without him, they would know what his life-and- death story had taught him--about courage and fear, challenge and comfort, words and actions, pride and humility, seriousness and humor, and a never-ending search for new ideas and inspiration"--Dust jacket flap. Lt. Col. Mark M. Weber ; foreword by Robin Williams. "Originally published by Beaver's Pond Press, Inc., in 2012 in slightly different form"--Title page verso. n-us--- n-us-mn a-af--- Weber, Mark M United States. Army Officers Biography Minnesota. Army National Guard Biography Conduct of life Afghan War, 2001- Personal narratives, American Cancer Patients United States Biography Death Psychological aspects Minnesota Biography B 9780345549440 2013016544 DLC 131008 20250716141005.0 833574715 eng