Adam schumann the good soldiers book

The scene is in a movie called thank you for your service, which opened oct. In his deeply affecting 2009 book, the good soldiers, david finkel. New york september 15, 2009 not since tim obriens the. Nov 06, 2009 it is the characters, in fact, who make your book so alive. Oct 01, 20 the central story line in thank you for your service belongs to a soldier named adam schumann whom we first met in the good soldiers leaving his third deployment in iraq in a. The mental wreckage among the soldiers is astounding. The years after service arent pretty, and while we hear a lot about ptsd, and politicians pay a lot of lip service to veterans, its clear that thats mostly all it is. The years after service arent pretty, and while we hear a lot about ptsd, and politicians pay a lot of lip service. When north dakotan adam schumann went to war, he didnt.

Oct 31, 20 while the first book was described as a war book, this is very much a book about families now its the whole family being affected. Adam schumann spent over a thousand days in the country, and finally, suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder, couldnt shake. David finkel talked about thank you for your service, a followup to his previous book, the good soldiers, and continues the soldiers story. Good soldiers 2014 junior community book discussion. In baghdad, he was admired and followed, a squaredaway guy.

Finkels earlier book, the good soldiers, chronicled with frankness and. Read an excerpt from david finkels thank you for your service. That is where finkels harrowing new book starts, chronicling the beginning of the afterwar of schumann and other men from the good soldiers. Several years ago david finkel, a reporter for the washington post and a 2012 macarthur fellow, wrote what might be thought of as a postheroic iliad for the iraq war. Thank you for your service, by david finkel the new york. Thank you for your service, by david finkel the new york times. Nov 08, 20 that is where finkels harrowing new book starts, chronicling the beginning of the afterwar of schumann and other men from the good soldiers. The good soldiers offers the most intimate view of life and death in a twentyfirstcentury combat unit i have ever read. Adam schumann, the great soldier who finally had to face that hed been through too much. Schumann completed three tours in iraq, serving 34 months there, and demonstrated tremendous acts of bravery during that time. Together with its masterful prequel the good soldiers, thank you for your service. Many of the soldiers also suffered from severe posttraumatic stress disorder owing to their experiences in the war. Finkelinto their daily lives, and their own eloquence in speaking about their experiencesthe stories of the soldiers and their families portrayed in thank you for your service possess a visceral and deeply.

Adam had the sharpest eyes, adam always found the hidden. Tausolo aieti was in the humvee with harrelson when. He was a hard and strong 26year old from kansas, now on his third tour in iraq, stationed a. Adam schumann burst heroically into a battle scene in finkels first book. Adam schumann spent over a thousand days in the country, and finally, suffering from post. Adam schumanns painful return these guys went to iraq from fort riley as part of this new thing called the surge. Finkel describes him as he is about to leave the war, using excerpts from schumann s journal, which he kept during his deployment. Ten years ago, when journalist david finkel approached army staff sgt. Combining the action of mark bowdens black hawk down with the literary brio of tim obriens the things they carried, the good soldiers is an unforgettable work of reportage. Thank you for your service by david finkel the boston. Adam schumann, 36, served with 2nd battalion, 16th infantry regiment in iraq during 20072008.

Adam schumann played by teller and his battle buddies as they work through what happened on the battlefield, whether they have posttraumatic. When a soldier is shipped home due to mental stress, we get. He was one of the soldiers profiled in journalist david finkels 20 book, thank you for your service. This is adam schumann, he says on the phone now, topeka nearing, calling to confirm his appointment at the va. Adam schumann played by teller and his battle buddies as they work through what happened on the. At the center of the story is adam schumann, a gifted ied spotter whom finkel described in the good soldiers as one of the best soldiers in the battalion. Sergeant adam schumann, regarded as one of the battalions best soldiers on the day he was sent home with severe posttraumatic stress disorder. Described as having been regarded as one of the best soldiers in the battalion, schumann drapes a gravely. We were good soldiers, schumann says at the opening of the film.

We meet again sergeant adam schumann, revered by his men in the good soldiers, who. Adam schumann was one of the soldiers he followed, and its his story that is fictionalized and transformed into thank you for your service. Did the other two soldiers who had been in the humvee, who were both on their way back to the united states with injuries so serious that they would be out of the fight for good. Thank you for your service follows americas soldiers home. In thank you for your service, finkel takes up the story as schumann returns from his third tour, ahead of the rest of his men. Rick atkinson, author of an army at dawn and the day of battle. Adam schumann was the one everyone wanted to be like. Oct 27, 2017 near the end of the book, patti walker finds a space for adam schumann at a facility called the pathway home in yountville, calif. Finkel chooses to concentrate on those with invisible wounds ptsd and tmi traumatic brain injury, the hallmark wounds of the iraqafghanistan wars. Adam schumann spent over a thousand days in the country, and. Ralph kauzlarich, who says, its all good no matter what terrible things are in front of his eyes and who might have been a cartoon in many peoples books but is not in yours. Now, in thank you for your service, he has written an equally cogent odyssey finkels earlier book, the good soldiers, chronicled with frankness and force the 15month deployment of the second battalion, 16th infantry.

The book opens with the prologue, which focuses on adam schumann. Listen to adam schumann the great sergeant schumann of the good soldiers, finkels monumental 2009 book about the men of the armys second battalion, 16 th infantry regiment, who deployed. His wife, saskia, had pleaded with him to come home. When adam schumann went to war, he didnt foresee a movie. Thank you for your service follows americas soldiers. He said the book follows many of the same men as they. Finkel describes him as he is about to leave the war, using excerpts from schumanns journal, which he kept during his deployment. While the first book was described as a war book, this is very much a book about families now its the whole family being affected. Apr 2, 2020 the scene is in a movie called thank you for your service, which opens oct. Finkel, a washington post reporter, wrote about veterans of the 2nd battalion, 16th infantry regiment returning to the vicinity of fort riley, kansas, following a 15month deployment in. Thank you for your service by david finkel the boston globe. The central story line in thank you for your service belongs to a soldier named adam schumann whom we first met in the good soldiers leaving his third deployment in iraq in a. Adam schumann on his last day in iraq, schumann didnt anticipate his life would be chronicled in two books, and he couldnt imagine the story.

Jul 11, 2017 the battle with ptsd after the fighting stops. David finkel, author of thank you for your service. Schumann inspired the main character played by actor miles teller in dreamworks feature film adaptation of the same name. A success story in the headlines, the surge in iraq was an ordeal of hard fighting and anguished trauma for the american soldiers on the ground, according to. Sergeant adam schumann, regarded as one of the battalions best soldiers on the. It was the helicopter for the injured and the dead. The story of what happened to those soldiers became my first book, the good soldiers and the good soldiers is what allowed and informed thank you for your service, which is the second volume of the story. Anchoring the book, as he did the good soldiers, is adam schumann, the great sergeant schumann and that title isnt ironic. The scene is in a movie called thank you for your service, which opens oct. Oct 25, 2017 ten years ago, when journalist david finkel approached army staff sgt. With the good soldiers, pulitzer prizewinning reporter david finkel has produced an eternal story. Journalist david finkel embedded with the 216 infantry battalion during the troop surge in iraq, then recorded their stories in his first book, the good soldiers. This is a heartbreaking book powered by the candor with which these veterans and their families have told their stories, the intimate access they have given mr. To call this moving rendering of the costs of war a continuation of the authors first book, the good soldiers 2009, would be.

Oct 19, 2017 the scene is in a movie called thank you for your service, which opens oct. Thank you for your service by david finkel, paperback. At pathway, the haunted soldiers of iraq and afghanistan meet their counterparts from the previous centurys wars. Sep 14, 20 of all the soldiers in battalion 216, staff sgt.

Finkel, a washington post reporter, wrote about veterans of the 2nd battalion, 16th infantry regiment returning to the vicinity of fort. When adam schumann went to war, he didnt foresee its horrors. Page 54 spaghetti factory is destroyed, launching a chain of violent attacks on soldiers in the city of kamaliyah. Thank you for your service, by david finkel the new. World war ii and vietnam veterans who live on the campus year. Journalist follows troops home, finds trauma never leaves. Miles teller as adam schumann, left, in the movie thank you for your. Oct 27, 2017 the scene is in a movie called thank you for your service, which opens today and is based on a book i wrote about adam schumann, a now 36yearold veteran whom i met in 2007, when i was reporting. Thank you for your service follows several of the soldiers we were introduced to in the first book as they attempt to readjust to life back home. He recorded their stories in his first book, the good soldiers. Adam schumann s painful return these guys went to iraq from fort riley as part of this new thing called the surge.

In the good soldiers, journalist david finkel embedded with the men of the 216 infantry battalion as they carried out the surge in iraq. Adam schumann was one of the finest soldiers in the 216. In iraq, i was with adam schumann on the day he so guiltily left the war, and tausolo aieti on the day he was blown up and his dreams began. This book is a loose continuation of finkels criticallycelebrated 2009 the good soldiers. Adam schumann on his last day in iraq, schumann didnt anticipate his life would be chronicled in two books, and he couldn. The scene is in a movie called thank you for your service, which opens today and is based on a book i wrote about adam schumann, a now 36yearold. Oct 11, 2009 the mental wreckage among the soldiers is astounding. Oct 27, 2017 apr 2, 2020 the scene is in a movie called thank you for your service, which opens oct.

Like many of the other soldiers from his battalion written about in this book, it is a story that doesnt proceed neatly from point a to point b. And in telling the story of these good soldiers, the heroes and the ruined, david finkel has also produced an eternal talenot just of the iraq war, but of all wars, for. Sergeant adam schumann, regarded as one of the battalions best soldiers on the day he was sent home with severe post traumatic stress disorder. Nov 09, 20 in the good soldiers, journalist david finkel embedded with the men of the 216 infantry battalion as they carried out the surge in iraq.

Welcome home, sergeant schumann, the other soldier says. Oct 24, 2017 like the book, the movie focuses on staff sgt. Adam schumann bore the burden of 1,000 days spent in iraq, plagued by images like that of the dying man who sank into the mud after schumann shot him. How the soldiers stories in thank you for your service reveal hard. Thank you for your service should have played it by the book. For his latest book, thank you for your service, finkel. His wife, saskia, had pleaded with him to come home be.

I slammed the book shut and immediately purchased the latter book. The haunted soldiers of david finkels thank you for. Oct 27, 2017 adam schumann was one of the soldiers he followed, and its his story that is fictionalized and transformed into thank you for your service. The prequel to the bestselling thank you for your service, now a major motion picture. Author david finkel on the war veterans fight at home. David finkels thank you for your service follows wounded. New york september 15, 2009 not since tim obriens the things they carried has there been such a searing. Effects of iraq war shown in soldiers stories thehill. Soldier behind thank you opens up to help others stripes. As i wrote in my book about that deployment, the good soldiers.