When Ordinary People Do Extraordinary Things

When Ordinary People Do Extraordinary Things: Reflections on Risk, Citizenship, and the Hero Next Door with Doug Stanton

Spend an evening with noted author and historian Doug Stanton as he reflects on the stories he uncovered while writing In Harm’s Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors and Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan. These recollections span from WWII to the Vietnam War.

In Harm’s Way is a harrowing, adrenaline-charged account of America’s worst naval disaster—and of the heroism of the men who, against all odds, survived.

Horse Soldiers is the dramatic account of a small band of Special Forces soldiers who secretly entered Afghanistan following 9/11 and rode to war on horses against the Taliban.

Where
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
303 Pearl St. NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504

When
Friday, May 19, 2023
Public Program: 6 p.m.
There will not be a Friends of Ford reception for this program.

Please RSVP by May 17, 2023

A Zoom alternative is available here. 

Lectures are free and open to the public. Since seating is limited, reservations are strongly encouraged. Walk-ins will be accommodated first come, first served.

Doug Stanton is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, lecturer, screenwriter. His books include The Odyssey of Echo Company, In Harm’s Way, and Horse Soldiers. Horse Soldiers was the basis for a Jerry Bruckheimer-produced movie titled 12 Strong, and was a best-seller on lists in USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Entertainment Weekly Publisher’s Weekly, and IndieBound. It was also named a “Notable Book” by the New York Times. The Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association made Horse Soldiers a “Great Lakes, Great Reads” book, and it was chosen as a “Best Book” by Publishers Weekly, Christian Science Monitor, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon.com. Stanton has appeared on national TV and radio outlets, including the Today Show, Discovery, A&E, History channel, Fox News, NPR, MSNBC’s Morning Joe, C-SPAN’s BookTV, PBS, and NBC Nightly News.

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