I feel like every American needs to read this book. It is a sobering story of redemption, will inspire pride in your country and our military, adds humorous threads along the way, captures the beauty of love and commitment in marriage, and esteems the unbroken bond of brotherhood found in friendship. I cried buckets throughout this touching story of a man whose gear was always set to full throttle and whose bravery is one of the reasons I live in freedom today. Thank you, Adam Brown, and all of our military who serve daily for our protection and way of life!

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This was a great testimony of how we still struggle as followers of Jesus even after being born again. We need God and fellow Christians to help us daily to walk with Him.

The life of hero Adam Brown is story that is worth telling. From a trouble past to finding Christ, to fighting for his life to fighting for freedom, his story is a challenge to anyone to never give up. Brown fought his demons with courage; he was fearless.

The story of Adam Brown begins in Arkansas with a daredevil, football playing, give-it-your-all attitude man. Brown was a defender of the weak and stood up for what was right. He was a SEAL in the making before he even knew.

Sadly there were forces at work that tried to bring him down; drugs. Brown found this vice and it would haunt him for many years. Injuring his family and friends the drugs would work their maniacal fingers into Brown's person which finally resulted in prison.

Yet, prison is where Brown found his saving grace: Jesus Christ. He started to get his life in order and it was around this time that joining the Navy and eventually the SEALs would be birth.

I found myself glued to this book and being challenged that no matter what, it was worth fighting for what is right. I also was challenged to love my family, to stick beside them, and to be there for them; especially my wife. While this book focuses on one man's military career there are callings to men to rise up and be...fearless.

I received this book for free from Blogging for Books for this review.

This is a must read for High School age & above...you are never too old or young to really understand what our troops go through. Life & it's temptations are a challenge for us all & sharing this story makes us all part of the 'whole'. I thank them all for their decision to serve, overcoming challenges to serve & their dedication to

the cause of Freedom!!

So grateful for this amazing true story. I know our hero rests in the arms of Jesus but I pray for their family & the strength that only our Lord can give.

Yours in prayer, CF

Fearless, by Eric Blehm, tells the inspiring true story of Adam Brown, an elite Navy SEAL, devoted husband, and father, who was killed on duty as a member of Team SIX. While the book does discuss both his training, and to a lesser extent some of his missions as a SEAL, what this really is is a story about Adam the man... from the carefree recklessness of his youth, to the drug addiction that threatened to consume him over and over, to the charming but exasperating young man that his wife fell in love with, to the faith that ultimately led him to choose a life of honor, compassion, and courage.

Adam's story, largely told through the words of those who knew and loved him best, both inspired me and broke my heart. What struck me the most about him was his undeniable passion, in everything he did. Adam Brown was a man who lived life at 150%, all the time. The word, "can't" just wasn't in his vocabulary. This was evident again and again, from the time he was a small child jumping off the roof of his house, to his fighting his way back through the grips of drugs, to the numerous injuries that should have ended his Naval career, right up until what would be his final mission. He was a man who literally gave it all. He was by all accounts a hands-on and fun-loving father, and a devoted and loyal husband. His family and his faith were far and away the most important things in his life.

The thing that transformed this book from great to outstanding was the inclusion of all the little personal (and often hysterical) stories about what made Adam who he was: a crazy, passionate, fearless, accident-prone goof ball who loved God, his family, his country, and his work. Not only did I feel like I got more than a glimpse into who he was, I felt like I genuinely would have liked him. I rooted for him and cheered him on as I read, and found myself dreading reaching the end of the book.

Even though I knew how it was going to end, a part of me was hoping and praying that somehow it would end differently... that somehow the past could be altered, and this time he would live.

It's a word that I don't use lightly, but Adam Brown was a hero. I feel significantly touched having read this book, and am grateful to those who instinctively knew that his was a story that had to be told.