{"product_id":"9781491748398","title":"The Life Story of a Soldier","description":"Author John P. Haumersen has led a different and exciting life. In \u003ci\u003eThe Life Story of a Solider\u003c\/i\u003e, he narrates his story with all of its interesting twists and turns during his eighty-plus years.\u003cp\u003e  From his birth in Racine, Wisconsin, through his schooling at West Point, to his service in the military, his life abroad, and his retirement years, Haumersen tells of a life well lived. The anecdotes cover surviving many near-death experiences from the time he was four years old and lasting through much of his military career, including drowning, narrowly escaping a mortar round by eighteen inches, being missed by snipers by less than a foot, and avoiding machine-gun fire from his own ack-ack platoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  In this memoir, Haumersen offers insight into an array of circumstances, including combat in the Korean War as well as meeting his wife, Elise, and raising a family. \u003ci\u003eThe Life Story of a Solider\u003c\/i\u003e recalls a successful life that was based on always doing what was right.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47157064630512,"sku":"9781491748398","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781491748398_p0.jpg?v=1763659525","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781491748398","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}