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Final Salute: A Story of Unfinished Lives

Jim Sheeler

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jim Sheeler weaves together the stories of the fallen and of the broken homes the military casualties of the Iraq war have left behind, through Major Steve Beck, who has made it his personal mission to learn each dead marine's name and help those families grieving for them. Above all, Final Salute is a moving tribute to the troops, putting faces to the mostly anonymous names and to the brave families who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.

War & MilitaryWar & Military · medium confidenceWar & Military81 signalsLlm Classifier: War & Military -> War & MilitaryGoogle Books: Biography & Autobiography -> Memoir & AutobiographyGoogle Books: Biography & Autobiography -> BiographyMilitary BiographyMemoir & Personal History

Award History

0 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
National Book Award for NonfictionMajor2008FinalistSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    • Major Steve Beck86%

  2. 02 Central places

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  3. 03 Suggested argument

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  4. 04 Reading orientation

    38 / 100 academic

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Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 72%.