Ron Farina is the author of At the Altar of the Past, Out of the Shadows: Voices of American Women Soldiers, Who Will Have My Back, and Sacrifice, The Final Chapter. In 2021, Ron was awarded the AWP Intro Award for fiction and the American Society of Professional Journalists, Connecticut Chapter first-place award for general column magazine feature, for the essay “War Torn.” In January 2025, cited for using his passion for writing to advocate for and bring attention to the needs of veterans and their families, Ron was inducted into the Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame and selected as an INDIE Publisher’s 2025 book award finalist for military nonfiction, for the book Sacrifice, the Final Chapter. He lives in Connecticut with his wife.

• Author’s note Prelude IntroductionPART ONE Up On the RoofThe Caves The River Coming of Age The Americans are ComingPART TWOThe Perfect PlanBecoming a BadassBecoming the Voice of the InfidelWounded in ActionLove Finds a WayRuhani (true dreams)PART THREERogue AttackRecuperation. MarriageAmerica is LeavingThe Hunt for the Voice of the InfidelPART FOUREscape to AmericaLife in a New CountryHonoredRescuing More FamilyEpilogue

Ron Farina is the author of At the Altar of the Past, Out of the Shadows: Voices of American Women Soldiers, Who Will Have My Back, and Sacrifice, The Final Chapter. In 2021, Ron was awarded the AWP Intro Award for fiction and the American Society of Professional Journalists, Connecticut Chapter first-place award for general column magazine feature, for the essay “War Torn.” In January 2025, cited for using his passion for writing to advocate for and bring attention to the needs of veterans and their families, Ron was inducted into the Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame and selected as an INDIE Publisher’s 2025 book award finalist for military nonfiction, for the book Sacrifice, the Final Chapter. He lives in Connecticut with his wife.

• Author’s note Prelude IntroductionPART ONE Up On the RoofThe Caves The River Coming of Age The Americans are ComingPART TWOThe Perfect PlanBecoming a BadassBecoming the Voice of the InfidelWounded in ActionLove Finds a WayRuhani (true dreams)PART THREERogue AttackRecuperation. MarriageAmerica is LeavingThe Hunt for the Voice of the InfidelPART FOUREscape to AmericaLife in a New CountryHonoredRescuing More FamilyEpilogue

Ron Farina is the author of At the Altar of the Past, Out of the Shadows: Voices of American Women Soldiers, Who Will Have My Back, and Sacrifice, The Final Chapter. In 2021, Ron was awarded the AWP Intro Award for fiction and the American Society of Professional Journalists, Connecticut Chapter first-place award for general column magazine feature, for the essay “War Torn.” In January 2025, cited for using his passion for writing to advocate for and bring attention to the needs of veterans and their families, Ron was inducted into the Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame and selected as an INDIE Publisher’s 2025 book award finalist for military nonfiction, for the book Sacrifice, the Final Chapter. He lives in Connecticut with his wife.

• Author’s note Prelude IntroductionPART ONE Up On the RoofThe Caves The River Coming of Age The Americans are ComingPART TWOThe Perfect PlanBecoming a BadassBecoming the Voice of the InfidelWounded in ActionLove Finds a WayRuhani (true dreams)PART THREERogue AttackRecuperation. MarriageAmerica is LeavingThe Hunt for the Voice of the InfidelPART FOUREscape to AmericaLife in a New CountryHonoredRescuing More FamilyEpilogue