EARNEST WILL: A Combat Veteran's Fight for Justice: One Navy Radioman's 40-Year Battle Against the VA System - Couverture souple

Wick, Thomas A

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ISBN 13 : 9798250814287

Editeur : Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

A Navy radioman's firsthand account of Operation Earnest Will—and his 40-year fight for justice.

Thomas Anthony Wick served aboard USS Worden during the 1987-1988 Persian Gulf convoy operations. He processed the FLASH messages when USS Stark was hit by missiles, killing 37 sailors. He escorted the damaged ship through waters filled with Iranian mines and Silkworm missiles. He listened to merchant sailors die on the radio while prohibited from helping.

The Navy documented a heart murmur at his separation physical in 1988—and sent him home. Thirty years later, he discovered it was atrial fibrillation. The diagnosis came three decades too late.

This is the story of one combat veteran's fight against a system designed to deny, delay, and discourage. It's also the story of a military family's multi-generational sacrifice: a father crippled by VA malpractice, cousins who died waiting for benefits, and a sister who turns grief into charity by rescuing horses and paying off Christmas layaways for struggling families.

EARNEST WILL is about two things: a Navy mission in the Persian Gulf, and the honest determination to never give up—no matter how broken the system becomes.

For every veteran still fighting. One day, we win.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798250814287
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 73
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Printed by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg