John Fifteen Thirteen

By: John Nicholas Cassel

Narrated by: Jeff Steitzer

As the RPG (rocket-propelled grenade) came flying toward my side of the helicopter, my life literally flashed before my eyes. It was pitch-black outside, so the Helo crew was flying on NODs (night observation devices). The crew was short a door gunner, so I filled in on the starboard door gun. Through my NODs, I could see the RPG round sailing toward us. It came at us so fast; I didn’t have time to call it out.

We were conducting a routine drop off and pick up of personnel and had just taken off from the helipad. The downward thrust from the rotors must have caught the stabilizer fins on the rocket and caused it to change direction slightly. The rocket sailed under us, missing the helicopter skids by just a few feet.

I feel as though God held his protective hands around us that night. During the return flight back to base, I thought about all the times I’d had close brushes with death, but God protected me. I wonder if a person gets only a certain number of those protections before they run out. I wonder if the number is different for each person. I wonder what my number is.

©2019 John N. Borg (P)2020 John N. Borg

Regular guy

This is a great book, a good read/listen for every reader. I thoroughly enjoyed this book from start to finish.
I highly recommend this book for your collection. TYFYS & Well Done John Saint Nick 🤙🏾

Inspirational

Great job and great read! John did a tremendous job putting together a book with a story and encouragement.

Every Cop

Every Cop should listen. Felt like it was a Diary of my son's law enforcement career. Superbly done, JNC !!

Excellent Memoir

This book is an excellent memoir of a police officer turned security contractor that keeps you listening from start to finish. Without spoiling anything, I’ll just say that he recounts some light-hearted moments, some tense “how’s-he-going-to-make-it-out-of-this” moments, and some gut-punching tragic moments. It reads almost like you’re hanging out with the author, listening to him tell stories of his time on the force or in the field. It’s a very casual, thoroughly engaging style. The narrator's voice characterizations also keep you entertained from start to finish. Just a fantastic audiobook!