Jeff Courter url http://www.goodreads.com/jeff_courter gender male place of birth The United States website http://www.afghanistan-journal.com genre Biographies & Memoirs, Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction influences Martin Luther King Jr., St. Paul, Dietrich Bonhoeffer about this author "Afghan Journal - A Soldier's Year in Afghanistan" is Jeff Courter's first commercially published book. He is a Sergeant First Class in the Illinois Army National Guard, currently serving as recruiting and retention NCO in Chicago. The book was inspired by a collection of journal entries Sergeant Courter authored for Rev. Charles Henderson's "GodWeb" blog, when he served for a year in Afghanistan, training and mentoring the Afghan Border Police. During his tour, he fought the Taliban and participated in numerous combat and humanitarian missions - while experiencing first-hand the fear and poverty that the Afghan people endure. Prior to his mobilization, Sergeant Courter was an independent business consultant and Sunday School teacher in suburban Chicago, where he lives with his wife and three children. Previously, he served for many years with the US Navy Reserves, and served on active duty with the US Marine Corps. Sergeant Courter is a long-time student of theology and diverse spiritual practices. He holds a BA in Mass Communication from The Ohio State University.

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