9/11 action activism adrenaline adventure aerial-combat afghanistan afghanistan-war africa ambition american american-dream american-football american-history american-literature american-military american-soldiers antarctica architecture arizona-cardinals army army-ranger army-rangers autobiography aviation baseball battle battle-of-mogadishu bereavement betrayal biography black-hawk-helicopter boarding-school boston bravery brotherhood camaraderie career-ending-injury childhood combat coming-of-age community competition conflict construction controversy coping courage craftsmanship danger death decision-making delta-force determination disaster drama dreams duty endurance exploration extreme-conditions extreme-sports fame family father-son-relationship fear fiction fighter-pilots flying football forgiveness friendship grief gripping healing hero heroism historical historical-fiction history home honor hope house human-behavior identity independence infantry intense introspection investigation iraq iraq-war journalism journalist jungle justice leadership legacy loss love loyalty marine-corps marines masculinity memoir mental-health mental-illness military military-history military-service mission modern-warfare mogadishu morality mountaineering mourning nature new-england nfl non-fiction nonfiction nostalgia outdoor outdoor-skills outdoors passion pat-tillman patriotism perseverance personal-growth personal-journey personal-narrative pilot pilots polar-exploration politics post-traumatic-stress-disorder post-war professional-athlete psychological psychological-impact psychology psychology-of-survival ptsd pulitzer-prize raf rangers recovery redemption reflection regret rehabilitation relationships renovation rescue-mission resilience risk risk-taking rivalry sacrifice second-chances self-discovery self-preservation social-issues soldier soldiers somalia special-forces sports storytelling success survival survival-skills survival-stories suspense talent teamwork tillman tillman-foundation trauma travel triumph true-story truth us-army us-army-rangers veteran veterans vietnam vietnam-veterans vietnam-war violence war war-fiction war-literature wilderness wilderness-survival wildlife world-war-ii