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The Heart of a Soldier: A True Love Story of Love, War, and Sacrifice
The powerful true story of a heroic couple whose love for their country was matched only by their love for each other.
Mike and Kate Blaise fell in love during high school in small-town Macon, Missouri. Sharing a deep sense of patriotism, they both entered the U.S. Army�she as a commissioned officer and he as an enlisted infantry soldier who later became a helicopter pilo...more
Mike and Kate Blaise fell in love during high school in small-town Macon, Missouri. Sharing a deep sense of patriotism, they both entered the U.S. Army�she as a commissioned officer and he as an enlisted infantry soldier who later became a helicopter pilo...more
Hardcover, 368 pages
Published
December 29th 2005
by Gotham
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After I was sufficiently into this book, I started hearing things that sounded familiar to me, being an Army brat myself. When I discovered they were stationed in Fort Campbell, Kentucky (where I had lived with my soldier father), I called my dad to ask if he knew Mike Blaise. Not only did he know him, but he was with him in Iraq when he was killed. He had no idea there had been a book written about him and was moved to tears when I bought him a copy. This book affected me and my life profoundly...more
There is a twist at the very end of this book, not a twist per se, but still an event that I did not expect until it happened. This even just shows how up in the air everything is while deployed and how you should never take anything for granted when deployed. The rest of the book is a nice story of a married couple and how they work through their marriage while both being soldiers, and at first, one an officer and one enlisted. It's written in the woman's POV, which is nice because most of the...more
I had the opportunity to meet Kate Blaise (now Kate Clarke) over Memorial Day weekend of this year while she was in town visiting one of my friends who, as it turns out, is one of Kate's oldest friends and someone that is mentioned several times throughout her book. It wasn't until about an hour into our evening together that I discovered that Kate had written a book about her life in the military and the love that she lost while fighting for her country. In the few hours we spent in each others...more
The later Iraq portions cover some of the same experiences as 'In The Company of Soldiers' from the author's perspective- like the destruction of a British jet by a patriot missile, and the fratricidal attack at the same base by a U.S. soldier.
Far too much of the book covers the author's childhood- the relevant parts are life experiences leading to her joining the army and dating her later husband, but grampy's fudge recipe could have been edited out. Or the structure of interleaving of adult li...more
Far too much of the book covers the author's childhood- the relevant parts are life experiences leading to her joining the army and dating her later husband, but grampy's fudge recipe could have been edited out. Or the structure of interleaving of adult li...more
A great love story with a fascinating insider view of soldier life in Iraq. I enjoyed learning more about how our soldiers lived every day in Iraq. And the love story is as sweet as they come. I also enjoyed Kate's picture of small town life.
A must read book it made a grown man cry! I served with Blaise for one year in Panama he was such a great guy who loved life and his wife the stories in this book are so true it was like I was there. Thank You Kate for writing this book Kate.
The last few chapters had me with a permanent lump in my throat & tears in my throat. I think that reading about these Soldiers lives from time to time is a must to better appreciate what they give up, not only during war but during every day life.
Memoir of a military marriage. Kate Blaise is a spunky, get-it-done girl who marries her high school boyfriend. This is a realistic view of the challenges a couple faces when both are in the military.
Great true story of a Missouri woman's life and the love she lost because of war.
A story we should all read as we ponder what the war in Iraq is costing all of us.
OMG I loved this book! She and her hubby go into the military, and are both stationed in Iraq at the beginning of the war. He is a helicopter pilot and she is part of forward support, so they rarely get to see one another and this helps them recreate a marriage that seemed to be falling apart. They are scheduled to come home when he is killed in a crash. It was heart-wrenching to read, but it was so wonderful. I honestly cried with her as I read it, trying to imaging what I would do in her situa...more
Wow! Even though you know from the start how it ends, it just breaks your heart to think of how many of those stories now exist. Very interesting from the viewpoint of what is really happening there vs. what we hear on the news.
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