Panama, 1991.
A twenty-one-year-old threw the shortest enlistment he could find and landed as Military Police investigator Eagle 12 — Coco Solo barracks, Fort Davis, a year after Just Cause. He wanted a desk and a way out. He got weekends on call, a dying air conditioner, and a voice pager that would not let him sleep.
Every dawn he sits up like a drowning man and tells himself the same lie: it is going to be a good day.
Home will not leave him alone. An ex-wife. A toddler he can barely afford to hear on the phone. Money leaving Panama faster than he can smoke. The jungle presses the windows. The barracks throw a going-away party. He keeps moving because if he stops, the dread catches him.
Eagle 12 is one weekend in a borrowed life — duty, heat, women, and the quiet math of how many months are left.
Inspired by true events.
Contains adult language, sexual content, and family neglect.
Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.
Vendeur : Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, Etats-Unis
Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Eagle 12: A Chronicle of a Weekend in Panama, 1991 Inspired by True EventsIn 1991, a desperate twenty-one-year-old throws a Hail Mary: the shortest Army enlistment he can find, hoping for escape from a decaying life back home-divorce, fatherhood, endless money drains. Instead, he lands in humid Panama as Military Police Investigator "Eagle 12," grinding through endless tours in the aftermath of Operation Just Cause.This raw, unflinching novelette chronicles one pivotal weekend in the barracks at Coco Solo. From dawn jolts of dread and cigarette rituals to fleeting highs amid parties, strippers, and stolen intimacy, the days blur in heat, isolation, and self-deception ("It's going to be a good day"). But when family reality crashes back-neglect, demands, a daughter held hostage miles away-the borrowed escapes shatter.Lamar D. Vine delivers a gritty military memoir of suffocation and survival: the relentless cycle of duty, loneliness, and fragile hope in a place where jungle steam fights the AC and dawn always comes. For fans of unfiltered coming-of-age stories and post-Cold War military life, Eagle 12 asks the question: Was it luck. or just another sentence?If you lived the grind, this one hits home. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798247432289
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
Vendeur : PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, Etats-Unis
PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000. N° de réf. du vendeur L0-9798247432289
Quantité disponible : Plus de 20 disponibles
Vendeur : California Books, Miami, FL, Etats-Unis
Etat : New. Print on Demand. N° de réf. du vendeur I-9798247432289
Quantité disponible : Plus de 20 disponibles
Vendeur : PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Royaume-Uni
PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000. N° de réf. du vendeur L0-9798247432289
Quantité disponible : Plus de 20 disponibles
Vendeur : AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Allemagne
Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Eagle 12: A Chronicle of a Weekend in Panama, 1991 Inspired by True EventsIn 1991, a desperate twenty-one-year-old throws a Hail Mary: the shortest Army enlistment he can find, hoping for escape from a decaying life back home-divorce, fatherhood, endless money drains. Instead, he lands in humid Panama as Military Police Investigator 'Eagle 12,' grinding through endless tours in the aftermath of Operation Just Cause.This raw, unflinching novelette chronicles one pivotal weekend in the barracks at Coco Solo. From dawn jolts of dread and cigarette rituals to fleeting highs amid parties, strippers, and stolen intimacy, the days blur in heat, isolation, and self-deception ('It's going to be a good day'). But when family reality crashes back-neglect, demands, a daughter held hostage miles away-the borrowed escapes shatter.Lamar D. Vine delivers a gritty military memoir of suffocation and survival: the relentless cycle of duty, loneliness, and fragile hope in a place where jungle steam fights the AC and dawn always comes. For fans of unfiltered coming-of-age stories and post-Cold War military life, Eagle 12 asks the question: Was it luck. or just another sentence If you lived the grind, this one hits home. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798247432289
Quantité disponible : 2 disponible(s)
Vendeur : CitiRetail, Stevenage, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Eagle 12: A Chronicle of a Weekend in Panama, 1991 Inspired by True EventsIn 1991, a desperate twenty-one-year-old throws a Hail Mary: the shortest Army enlistment he can find, hoping for escape from a decaying life back home-divorce, fatherhood, endless money drains. Instead, he lands in humid Panama as Military Police Investigator "Eagle 12," grinding through endless tours in the aftermath of Operation Just Cause.This raw, unflinching novelette chronicles one pivotal weekend in the barracks at Coco Solo. From dawn jolts of dread and cigarette rituals to fleeting highs amid parties, strippers, and stolen intimacy, the days blur in heat, isolation, and self-deception ("It's going to be a good day"). But when family reality crashes back-neglect, demands, a daughter held hostage miles away-the borrowed escapes shatter.Lamar D. Vine delivers a gritty military memoir of suffocation and survival: the relentless cycle of duty, loneliness, and fragile hope in a place where jungle steam fights the AC and dawn always comes. For fans of unfiltered coming-of-age stories and post-Cold War military life, Eagle 12 asks the question: Was it luck. or just another sentence?If you lived the grind, this one hits home. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798247432289
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)