Jimmy Settle loved running. Born in Alaska, Jimmy would run or bike anywhere, as his single mother, a hairdresser, was always busy working to support her family. In high school, Jimmy excelled at track and cross-country, even winning the state championship. Following his mother's wishes, he joined the military and headed off to the War College, only to suffer a heart attack following a race. Honorably discharged, he worked hard to regain mobility and resume his activities.
Lost and depressed, Jimmy reconnects with a high school friend who also joined the military, and who now serves as a para jumper, the elite unit tasked with saving lives in the Alaska wilderness and on its choppy waters. Once again motivated, Jimmy gets back in physical shape, joins the ranks of PJs wannabes, and starts working through the excruciating course of studies that will take him through survival school, diving school, parachuting school, interrogation and imprisonment school, and paramedic training, to finally achieve the status of PJ and be granted his maroon beret.
Once in the PJs, Jimmy is sent to Afghanistan, where he helps rescue wounded heroes from the battlefield. Shot in the head during an attack, Jimmy nevertheless perseveres and saves the lives of the men entrusted to him. Awarded a medal for his courage, Jimmy is once again honorably discharged.
A page turner filled with action scenes and Jimmy's struggles to achieve his goals, Never Quit demonstrates that determination and grit can accomplish amazing feats, but, more importantly, that one's team or family is essential to success! Fans of military history and of the military in general will love Jimmy's story of dedication.
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