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 enlarge | Author: Eddie Beesley
Publisher: River Road Press (MO)
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 579998
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 112
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.3
ISBN: 0966327675
Dewey Decimal Number: 355
EAN: 9780966327670
ASIN: 0966327675
Publication Date: December 1, 2005
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A True Marine March 26, 2006
To have read the book and met the man it all seems to fit. A true original, inspires all those that have a dream, have ever felt things were to tough, luckyenough takes care of all that. We should all be so lucky to have something and someone to love as much as Ed cares for his passions. Enjoy the book!
Hope Rises Out Of Despair . . . January 21, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I read "Lucky Enough," Eddie Beesley's autobiographical account of his time in the jungles and hell of Vietnam with my heart in my throat and sweat in my eyes. The sweat in my eyes is a reference to a quote in the book, "Marines don't cry, but sometimes their eyes sweat." So many accounts of the tribulation and suffering and bravery and loss of life and limb has been written about that ungodly war that the politicians would not allow them to win, but "Lucky Enough" is so heartbreakingly personal. You follow Eddie as a young man from Oklahoma to the awful hell in Southeast Asia. You meet his buddies, you feel his desires and his expectations, and finally you are with him when he steps on the land mine which will take both his legs off at the knees. This is not a self-serving book about Eddie's bravery, either in the war, or back home getting his thoughts around the fact that he would never walk again without help. This is a book of courage, understated, a love of God, and the desire to not give up. The not giving up is partly the Marine that he became and partly because of who he was before he joined the Marines; a good man who just wanted to do what was right. If you never read another book about Vietnam, please read this one.
Incredible! January 16, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Reading this book makes you realize what special people, Ed and Connie Beesley are. Ed went through so much adversity in Vietnam then still had so many uphill battles after coming home but he has remained a very positive and productive person and Connie has been there all along during this adventure called life. Ed and Connie continue to give their time and hearts to help our new and older veterans. This book was sad but so uplifting! Neither of them let Ed's injuries slow them down. Hurray to both of them and thank you for sharing Ed's story with us!!
Love and Compassion January 8, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The book stirred so many emotions in me that I had to take time to digest my feelings. The main emotion that I kept feeling was Love. Love of family. Love of Country. Love of competition. Love of his Brothers-in-Arms. But most of all Love for his wife. That kind of Love is rarely found in print. I applaud Ed for his courage to write this book and to put in print his feelings and his emotions. I applaud him even more for all the things he has done in his life and for him sharing a piece of himself with so many others. This book is a must read, especially for Veterans of all ages.
Inspirational January 4, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
"Marines don't cry, but sometimes their eyes sweat."
While reading "Lucky Enough" by Ed Beesley I found my eyes sweating. His story about his life up to the present is truly an inspirational read.
And the old saw that "Behind every great man is a great woman" rings true when you think of his beloved wife Connie. She has
always been a steadfast believer in Ed. Together they made life
worth living...not only for themselves, but for many, many others.
Thank you Ed Beesley for sharing your memories by telling us all that you have been "Lucky Enough."
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