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That
Others May Live
The True Story
of a Pj, a Member of America's
Most Daring Rescue Force
by Jack Brehm, Pete Nelson
Synopsis
That Others May Live is the thrilling story of
Jack Brehm and his love affair with two things: the PJ way of
life, and his wife, Peggy, the mother of his five children.
In 1977, twenty-year-old Jack, an aimless kid from Long
Island, made a decision that would alter the course of his
life--he decided to become a PJ. He entered "Superman
School," the indoctrination program where PJs are made.
It is the toughest program in the military, more difficult
than what the Navy SEALs or Army Special Ops go through. No
one flunks out--it just gets harder and harder until most
guys eliminate themselves. In other programs candidates might
say, "They can beat me, but they can't kill me." In
Superman School, the candidates say, "They can kill me,
but they can't eat me."
Jack Brehm was transformed from a kid without a clue into a
man with a purpose. He and nine other men graduated in the
class of '78-03--they had the right stuff. More than eighty
others in their class didn't. That Others May Live
is a vivid, compelling account of Jack's twenty years as a
PJ. We see him and his fellow PJs climb mountains and battle
storms to save lives, struggle with their emotions as PJ
friends die, wait anxiously to hear if they are called to war
in a place such as Kosovo or the Persian Gulf, and try to
keep their families together despite the enormous pressure of
the job. Jack is luckier than most PJs, for he has Peggy and
his five kids. In the end, it becomes clear who the real hero
is in Jack's life: his rock-solid wife. Jack may wear the
parachute, but Peggy wears the pants.
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