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DannyElevatorSpeech

WhenretiredLt.Gen.WilliamJerryBoykin,theformercommanderoftheU.S.
ArmyseliteandsecretiveDeltaForce,publishedabookin2008,itdetailedsomeofthe
Pentagonsmostsensitiveoperationsofthe20thcentury.Whatmakesthisbookso
specialisthatunlikeothermilitarybooks,Lt.Gen.Boykinrefusedtosendthistothe
pentagontorevisethestory,butinsteadpublisheditasitis,keepingallofthesensitive
informationinside.BasicallythisbookconsistsofdifferentstoriesthatBoykin
encountered.ThemostfamousonebeingBlackHawkDown,wherehewasthe
commanderandwasleftoutofthebookandthemovie.Thisbookdivulgesintohis
pastinthemediaandhowwhathesaysreallydoesmakeadifferencetowhatpeople
thinkofhim.Italsotalksaboutwhatreallymotivatesthearmyandhowthisaffects
everyoneinit.Hisstoryinspiresotherstokeepmovingheadfirstandnottogiveupon
whattheybelievein.Thisisaverycontroversialbookduetothefactthatitcontainstop
secretinformation,andalsotalksaboutotherrealpeoplethatplayedapartinBoykins
life.ThisBookwouldappealtopeoplethatneedinspirationinmanydifferentways,and
bringsupthequestionofwhatapersonshouldbelieveistrueandhowitbenefitsthem.

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