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May-21-2009 » Filed Under: 3/2 SBCT , Tributes

The result is a book titled "Last Journey: A Father and Son in Wartime", which will be released in June, but can be pre-ordered now at the book's website. The website is also full of supplemental materials such as photos and videos - well worth a visit. Here is the description of the book from the website:

Staff Sergeant Darrell “Skip” Griffin, Jr. was killed in action on March 21, 2007, during his second tour of duty in Iraq. He was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star with Valor for dragging a comrade to safety through enemy gunfire. He was also in the middle of writing a book. Tentatively titled The Great Conversation, it was an attempt to describe and make sense of the terrible violence he'd witnessed in Iraq. His father, Darrell Griffin, Sr., was going to help him finish writing it when he returned home.
In the face of Skip’s death, Darrell, Sr. vowed to finish the book himself. He traveled to Iraq, observing the war close up and meeting his son's comrades. Driven by a conviction that Americans do not know enough about the war they have been fighting for the past six years, Last Journey is a gripping account of everyday life for soldiers in Iraq; it’s also an intimate portrait of a lost son, a meditation on faith, and finally a tribute to the lively philosophical debates the Griffins used to share. Included is email correspondence with Skip during the weeks before he died as well as original photographs from the frontlines. Passionate and inspiring, Last Journey serves as a tragic reminder of the human cost of war.

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SSG Darrell Griffin was KIA in March 2007 while serving with the 2-3 INF, 3/2 SBCT in Iraq. He was in the process of writing a book about his experiences and his father, Darrell Griffin Sr., planned on helping him with the project upon his redeployment. Darrell Sr. decided to finish the book as a tribute, and even traveled to Iraq as part of the process. The result is a book titled "Last Journey: A Father and Son in Wartime", which will be released in June, but can be pre-ordered now at the book's website. The website is also full of supplemental materials such as photos and videos - well worth a visit. Here is the description of the book from the website:

Staff Sergeant Darrell “Skip” Griffin, Jr. was killed in action on March 21, 2007, during his second tour of duty in Iraq. He was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star with Valor for dragging a comrade to safety through enemy gunfire. He was also in the middle of writing a book. Tentatively titled The Great Conversation, it was an attempt to describe and make sense of the terrible violence he'd witnessed in Iraq. His father, Darrell Griffin, Sr., was going to help him finish writing it when he returned home. In the face of Skip’s death, Darrell, Sr. vowed to finish the book himself. He traveled to Iraq, observing the war close up and meeting his son's comrades. Driven by a conviction that Americans do not know enough about the war they have been fighting for the past six years, Last Journey is a gripping account of everyday life for soldiers in Iraq; it’s also an intimate portrait of a lost son, a meditation on faith, and finally a tribute to the lively philosophical debates the Griffins used to share. Included is email correspondence with Skip during the weeks before he died as well as original photographs from the frontlines. Passionate and inspiring, Last Journey serves as a tragic reminder of the human cost of war.

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