Love Me When I'm Gone by Robert Patrick Lewis

The two reunite to spend Rob's month of leave together, both knowing at the end he will be leaving for the illustrious 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), the elite Battalion of Green Berets stationed in Germany for quick-reaction missions around the globe. Eight years later, when Rob returns home from SERE school and being a POW in the cold North Carolina woods, he wakes up one morning to discover that Cindy has contacted him on Myspace he is very surprised, as he has been searching for Cindy for the past few years. After graduation, however, the two go off to college at opposite ends of Texas, and their paths separate.

When he finally returns home he meets Cindy, who quickly becomes his best friend.

Rob had a pretty rough childhood: given up for adoption as an infant, brought into a family of highly decorated military men, suffering the loss of his mother to cancer, and his rebellion which landed him in military school. What holds this story above all others? This one is true. Love Me When I'm Gone is a tale for the ages, the perfect blend of action, romance, heroes, villains, patriotism and valor. At the end of his time in the Army his medals included the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, NATO non-article 5 medal, two Army Commendation Medals, Special Forces Tab, Combat Infantry Badge, Airborne wings, Iraq Campaign Medal with star, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, and many ribbons for his exploits with the Army.The true story of life, love and loss for a Green Beret in post-9/11 war. He was immediately deployed to Iraq after his arrival, and left active duty shortly after his return from Iraq in 2009 to marry his wife, actress Cindy Chiu, in October of 2009. After completing his tour in Germany he was assigned to 3 Battalion, 10 Special Forces Group (Airborne) located in Colorado. While assigned to B/1/10 he was an operator on Operational Detachment-Alpha (ODA) 022 and was deployed to Iraq, Africa, and Afghanistan, amongst numerous other training deployments around the US and Europe. Robert Patrick Lewis is a former Green Beret turned author, with his new memoir Love Me When I'm Gone: the true story of life, love and loss for a Green Beret in post-9/11 war. Tom Gauthier and Dari Bradley CEO Patriot Media, Incorporated are honored to offer a heartfelt Salute to the US ARMY and The Green Berets!

Love Me When I'm Gone by Robert Patrick Lewis