Prayer at Rumayla: A Novel of the Gulf War

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Nineteen year-old Chet Brown arrived home from the Gulf War in the spring of 1991 and found that, for him, the war was only beginning. Betrayed by his friends and lover, ignored by his family, Brown travels across the country in search of meaning behind the horrors of his war. "Bleak and disturbing…

Charles Sheehan-Miles


    • May 30, 2007 LATEST EPISODE
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    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2007 1:03


    Nineteen year-old Chet Brown arrived home from the Gulf War in the spring of 1991 and found that, for him, the war was only beginning. Betrayed by his friends and lover, ignored by his family, Brown travels across the country in search of meaning behind the horrors of his war. "Bleak and disturbing... dead-on-target ...This first novel is a work of pure psychological conflict." Pulitzer Prize winning reporter John Hanchette, Reno Gazette-Journal "Brutally honest, direct, and meaningful, Prayer At Rumayla is a compelling novel of coming to terms not only with dangers and traumas of the battlefront, but with its aftermath upon the lives of the surviving combatants." Midwest Book Review

    Epilogue

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2007 7:32


    Epilogue. What happens to Chet Brown and a preview of Republic.

    7b Prayer at Rumayla

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2007 26:15


    Chapter Seven, Part 2 of 2. Alpha Company loses a tank in the battle at Rumayla Oil Field. Chet Brown approaches a deadly confrontation.

    7a Prayer at Rumayla

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2007 29:09


    Chapter Seven, Part 1 of 2. Following his travels up the East Coast, Chet Brown returns to Fort Stewart, Georgia to face the consequences of his actions and fears. An encounter with Sergeant Biggs only makes matters worse, as Chet spirals out of control.

    6c Prayer at Rumayla

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2007 41:45


    Chapter Six, Part 3 of 3. Just outside Nasiriyah in southern Iraq, Chet Brown's battalion encounters a group of trucks in the dead of night, in an incident that will change Chet forever. Later, Chet Brown says a final farewell to his long-dead father.

    6b Prayer at Rumayla

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2007 21:43


    Chapter Six, Part 2 of 3. At Battle Position 102, Chet Brown and his company go into combat against the Iraqi Republican Guard.

    6a Prayer at Rumayla

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2007 27:24


    Chapter Six, Part 1 of 3. Chet Brown arrives in New York City in search of his high school friend Julie.

    5c Prayer at Rumayla

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2007 32:23


    Chapter 5, Part 3 of 3. A small town Sheriff tries to talk Chet out of his despair, and Chet remembers his first real battle in Iraq.

    5b Prayer at Rumayla

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2007 31:21


    Chapter 5, Part 2 of 3. In a small town in West Virginia, Chet struggles to regain his humanity.

    05 Prayer at Rumayla

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2007 21:28


    Chapter 5, Part 1 of 3. Chet Brown flees Atlanta following an encounter with Paul and Amy.

    04 Prayer at Rumayla

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2007 34:52


    Chapter 4. Chet Brown prepares for leave, and encounters his ex-fiance.

    03b Prayer at Rumayla

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2007 23:04


    Chapter 3, Part 2 of 2. A new platoon sergeant challenges Chet and his platoon mates.

    03a Prayer at Rumayla

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2007 32:30


    Chapter 3, Part 1 of 2. Chet Brown returns to Fort Stewart and struggles with readjusting to the peacetime Army.My Odeo Channel (odeo/bfcdbe5778fa2140)

    02 Prayer at Rumayla

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2007 22:10


    Chet fights off despair and rage in response to the emotional blows he's received on coming home from Iraq. My Odeo Channel (odeo/bfcdbe5778fa2140)

    01 Prayer at Rumayla

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2007 24:31


    Chet Brown, a nineteen-year-old Abrams tank crewman, arrives home from the 1991 Gulf War with the rest of his combat unit, disoriented and confused about who and where he is. Podshow PDN {podshow-4b61313b9ac8afdbcb7c29891a2a6687}

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