Honor Bound

An American Story of Dreams and Service

By: Amy McGrath, Chris Peterson

Narrated by: Amy McGrath

The inspiring story of the first female Marine to fly a combat mission in an F/A-18—and the transformative events that led to her bold decision to take on the most powerful man in the U.S. Senate.

Amy McGrath grew up in Edgewood, Kentucky, a childhood shaped by love of country, baseball (the Cincinnati Reds), and, from the age of twelve, a fascination with fighter jets. Her devastation at learning that a federal law prohibited women from flying in combat fueled her determination to do just that--and then, to help change the laws to improve the lives of all Americans.

McGrath writes of gaining an appointment in high school to the U.S. Naval Academy, making it through Marine Corps training, graduating from Annapolis, Maryland, becoming a Second Lieutenant, and raising her right hand to swear to defend the U.S. Constitution, honor bound.

She vividly recounts her experiences flying in the Marines, and her combat deployments to Iraq (Kuwait) and Afghanistan, her work as an Air Combat Tactics instructor—and what it was like to finally fly that fighter jet: high-speed, intense, and physically demanding.

Here is McGrath, training to do the most intense tactical flying there is (think the Navy's TOPGUN ); meeting the man who would become her husband; being promoted to major and then lieutenant colonel; marrying, having three children, a career and life in Washington and then moving her family back to Kentucky to begin a whole new chapter in politics; her roller-coaster congressional campaign (she lost by three percentage points); and making the tough decision to run again, in an even bigger, higher-stakes national campaign, against the five-term leader of the U.S. Senate, Mitch McConnell.

A moving, inspiring American story of courage, determination, and large dreams.

Inspiring

Love this book and Amy’s honesty and clarity of values, faith, service, and citizenship. Everyone should read this!

excellent story on becoming a servant leader.

Amy does an excellent job of describing how to become a servant leader. I would have liked to have read a chapter or 2 on how she dealt with senator Mitch mcconnell and the depths to which he took to overcome her and and if she would consider running again in 6 years. She would make an excellent senator for Kentucky and for the United States of America.

Amy McGrath Great Read

Wonderful read! We all lost when she lost her election bid against the Turtle. She would have been a great Senator!

I am so happy I got this book!

Amy McGrath’s story is so compelling, so worth your time to read or listen to! I learned so much about our outstanding military & the honorable people who serve. I had supported Amy during her Senate run, even though I don’t live in Kentucky. I felt, as she did, that Mitch McConnell was a danger to the country and needed to go. It will happen some point. I am very grateful to Amy for her many forms of service to our country and for this wonderful book!

Exceptional. Great orator.

Very detailed and heartfelt. It was a very good and entertaining read. inspirational, dedication of author is evident.