Posted on Jul 10, 2015
Matt Gallagher here, author of Kaboom, stopping by for a Q&A on Tuesday the 14th of July. What questions do you have?
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"Kaboom: Embracing the Suck in a Savage Little War" by Matt Gallagher
When Lieutenant Matt Gallagher first arrived in Iraq in 2007, it was all too surreal. In the midst of a shift in U.S. policy from lethal operations to counte...
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From RallyPoint Staff:
We’re excited to welcome CPT Matt Gallagher, author of “Kaboom: Embracing the Suck in a Savage Little War” for a live Q&A July 14 at 4:00pm EST. CPT Gallagher deployed to Iraq in 2007 with 2-14 Cav (https://www.rallypoint.com/units/2-14-cav-2nd-squadron-14th-cavalry-regiment-schofield-barracks-hi). The book was inspired by his wartime blog, "Kaboom: A Soldier's War Journal," which was untimely shut down by his COC.
He's also the co-editor of, and contributor to, "Fire and Forget: Short Stories from the Long War," a literary fiction anthology penned by Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and family members. His novel "Youngblood," set during the American withdrawal from Iraq, is forthcoming in February 2016. He has written for the New York Times, The Atlantic, The Daily Beast, and Boston Review, among others, and lives with his wife and dog in Brooklyn.
CPT Gallagher was also fortunate enough to spend some time in Iraq with our very own Co-Founder CPT Aaron Kletzing.
If you haven’t already, we highly recommend grabbing a digital or print copy of this book:
http://www.amazon.com/Kaboom-Embracing-Suck-Savage-Little/dp/ [login to see]
It may have particular relevance to our OIF veterans on RallyPoint
CPT Aaron Kletzing
*Post your questions below*
From RallyPoint Staff:
We’re excited to welcome CPT Matt Gallagher, author of “Kaboom: Embracing the Suck in a Savage Little War” for a live Q&A July 14 at 4:00pm EST. CPT Gallagher deployed to Iraq in 2007 with 2-14 Cav (https://www.rallypoint.com/units/2-14-cav-2nd-squadron-14th-cavalry-regiment-schofield-barracks-hi). The book was inspired by his wartime blog, "Kaboom: A Soldier's War Journal," which was untimely shut down by his COC.
He's also the co-editor of, and contributor to, "Fire and Forget: Short Stories from the Long War," a literary fiction anthology penned by Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and family members. His novel "Youngblood," set during the American withdrawal from Iraq, is forthcoming in February 2016. He has written for the New York Times, The Atlantic, The Daily Beast, and Boston Review, among others, and lives with his wife and dog in Brooklyn.
CPT Gallagher was also fortunate enough to spend some time in Iraq with our very own Co-Founder CPT Aaron Kletzing.
If you haven’t already, we highly recommend grabbing a digital or print copy of this book:
http://www.amazon.com/Kaboom-Embracing-Suck-Savage-Little/dp/ [login to see]
It may have particular relevance to our OIF veterans on RallyPoint
CPT Aaron Kletzing
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I had the pleasure of serving with CPT Matt Gallagher in Hawaii. I highly recommend both "Kaboom" and "Fire and Forget." Great books. Looking forward to "Youngblood" sir. All Cav!!!
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Good to know about the books. Thanks for the recommendation
SFC Mark Merino
Small world!
CPT Matt Gallagher
Big MSG Stank! Great seeing you here. Was a pleasure serving with you, too, miss those times in B-Quad
Another question, actually -- CPT Matt Gallagher, when is your next book coming out, and what is it going to be about?
CPT Matt Gallagher
You are a good pal for this question, my man! My next book is a novel entitled "Youngblood." It's set during the American withdrawal from Iraq, so a couple years after we were there. It'll be published in February 2016 by Atria/Simon and Schuster. (It's available for preorder now, for anyone interested, at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, IndieBound, etc.)
Though it's fiction, my hope is that it'll resonate with veterans of OIF and the Global War on Terror. I'm a writer who believes good fiction can find a deep emotional texture and resonance that's just as powerful as the "truth" and reality. Storytelling is a part of all of us, of course.
Though it's fiction, my hope is that it'll resonate with veterans of OIF and the Global War on Terror. I'm a writer who believes good fiction can find a deep emotional texture and resonance that's just as powerful as the "truth" and reality. Storytelling is a part of all of us, of course.
CPT Matt Gallagher
This is great. One of my former NCOs calls me Bieber all the time on Facebook, though Scott Baio may be a better comparison.
What can I say, after 4 years of ROTC and 4 years of active-duty having only buzz cuts, I love having a mop of boy-band hair. I'm afraid if I ever cut it it won't grow back the same
What can I say, after 4 years of ROTC and 4 years of active-duty having only buzz cuts, I love having a mop of boy-band hair. I'm afraid if I ever cut it it won't grow back the same
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