God, Family, Country: A Memoir (Large Print)

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Country music icon, army veteran, father, outdoorsman--Craig Morgan shares all aspects of his life, revealing stories even his most avid fans dont know. Written with Jim DeFelice, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller American Sniper In 1989, as US news outlets declared an end to Operation Just Cause, Craig Morgan was part of an elite group of military operatives jumping into the jungle along the Panamanian border on a covert operation. Fans know the country music star from his hit songs and acclaimed albums, but theres a lot more to him--a soldier who worked with the CIA in Panama, an undercover agent who fought sex traffickers in Thailand, and a dedicated family man who lives the values he sings. Craig details these many facets of his life and more in God, Family, Country. An on-stage appearance with his fathers band at age ten may have planted the seeds for life as a country star, but first he trained as a paratrooper in the army. After earning numerous distinctions, his path to sergeant major was all but assured. Then came a momentous decision: he left the active military to pursue music. With unwavering support from his wife and a pack of part-time jobs, he toughed out the lean years and achieved his first big success with the poignant ballad Almost Home. Other hits soon followed, from party songs like Redneck Yacht Club to the soul-rending The Father, My Son, and the Holy Ghost. Born from the anguish of his son Jerrys passing, the songs tribute has consoled and inspired millions across the world. Duty to country has been a constant throughout his life and globe-spanning career. In 2006, as Thats What I Love about Sunday topped country radio charts, Craig was riding in a convoy of Humvees in Iraq. An avid outdoorsman, a former sheriffs deputy whos still a member of the auxiliary, and always a husband and father first, Craig Morgan will inspire you with his life lived by the deepest values: God, family, country.

Craig Morgan has made a name for himself as a country music icon, TV personality, celebrated outdoorsman, and patriotic army veteran. One of country musics best-loved artists, Morgan is a member of the Grand Ole Opry and has charted twenty-five songs on Billboard. He spent seventeen years serving in the US Army and Army Reserve, and is the recipient of the USO Merit Award and the Armys Outstanding Civilian Service Medal. Jim DeFelice is the author of more than sixty books, including sixteen that have been on the New York Times bestseller list. He is the author of American Sniper with Chris Kyle, among other works. His most recent coauthored biography, Everyman a Hero, the bestselling story of World War II army medic Ray Lambert, won the US Army Historical Foundations Distinguished Writing Award. Jim lives in New Yorks Hudson Valley with his wife, Debra. Jim DeFelice is the author of more than sixty books, including sixteen that have been on the New York Times bestseller list. He is the author of American Sniper with Chris Kyle, among other works. His most recent coauthored biography, Everyman a Hero, the bestselling story of World War II army medic Ray Lambert, won the US Army Historical Foundations Distinguished Writing Award. Jim lives in New Yorks Hudson Valley with his wife, Debra.

 God, Family, Country is more than a memoir. Craig has truly proven to be a lion who has more than nine lives. If you can only read one book this year, this should be it.-- Robert Irvine, celebrity chef and talk show host Craig Morgan is a friend and fellow veteran who grew up in small-town America as I did. This gave him the love of our savior Jesus Christ and the love of this great country. You hear it in the songs he sings, and now in his book, God, Family, Country. A great friend and a great American. God bless you and yours, my friend.-- Mark OZ Geist, Marine Corps veteran and veteran of Benghazi 2012