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    A Journal for Jordan: A Story of Love and Honor
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    A Journal for Jordan: A Story of Love and Honor
    Audiobook8 hours

    A Journal for Jordan: A Story of Love and Honor

    Written by Dana Canedy

    Narrated by Bahni Turpin and Mirron Willis

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    About this audiobook

    In 2005, First Sergeant Charles Monroe King began to write what would become a two-hundred-page journal for his son in case he did not make it home from the war in Iraq. Charles King, forty-eight, was killed on October 14, 2006, when an improvised explosive device detonated under his Humvee on an isolated road near Baghdad. His son, Jordan, was seven months old.

    A father figure to the soldiers under his command, Charles moved naturally into writing to his son. He counseled him on everything from how to withstand disappointment and deal with adversaries to how to behave on a date. He finished the journal two months before his death while home on a two-week leave, so intoxicated with love for his infant son that he barely slept. This is also the story of Dana Canedy and Charles together-two seemingly mismatched souls who loved each other deeply. In this audiobook, we relive with Dana the slow unfolding of their love and the birth of their son.

    A Journal for Jordan is a tender introduction, a loving good-bye, a reporter's inquiry into her soldier's life, and a heartrending reminder of the human cost of war.


    From the Compact Disc edition.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateDec 30, 2008
    ISBN9781415946206
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    • 4/5
      I appreciate First Sergeant King's service and many sacrifices during his long and distinguished enlistment in the US Armed Forces. I also appreciate the author sharing her personal memories and grief with us as she continues to navigate the very demanding role of a bereaved woman managing a demanding career while single parenting a toddler son. Canedy, who is military child who grew into a Pulitzer Prize winning civilian, gives a fair and balanced account of her sometimes frustrating and sometimes beautiful encounters with military life--a rare occurrence in modern books detailing military casualties. The family photographs were a welcome addition and did much to humanize her and her son's story. Her foresight in gifting the fatherhood journal was admirable and I believe First Sergeant King was fortunate to have his story and offspring left in such capable hands.
    • 5/5
      I listened to the audio book edition of "A Journal for Jordan" and I enjoyed it very much. From the first couple of words I was drawn in by the warmth and strength of Dana's voice. I felt as if I was listening to a good friend telling me her personal story. And what a moving story it was. Dana Canedy recounts the unfolding love story between her and First Sergeant Charles Monroe King. She tells us about their days of courtship, their plans to marry and the conception of their son Jordan. And finally, she shares the pain that Charles untimely death in Iraq caused her and all of his family.Thankfully Charles left behind a journal for his infant son, which he had started during his deployment. His journal entries build the foundation for the book. In them, he counsels his son on everything from dating to becoming a respectable human being. Throughout the book you can just feel the love that the author, her fiancé and their son shared. And you can't help but join in the mourning of their fallen soldier. I was at times crying so hard that I had to take a break from listening. Yet at other times the author made me laugh out loud with some of her witty observations. Canedy’s way with words is marvelous. And I think she created a gift for Jordan that he will forever treasure. If only every child of a fallen soldier could have a book like this.