John Crawford (author)
John Crawford | |
|---|---|
| Born | Palatka, Florida |
| Occupation | Writer, Soldier |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Associate of Arts from Tallahassee Community College Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, Florida State University, Master of Fine Arts, Florida State University |
| Genre | Memoir War |
| Notable works | The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell |
SPC John Crawford is an American Iraq War veteran and writer originally from Palatka, Florida known for his 2005 bestselling memoir The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell, about his tour in Iraq. In the early 2000s, Crawford, already an Army veteran, had enlisted in the Army National Guard to help pay for his college tuition. Because he already held an associate degree from Tallahassee Community College, he was assigned the rank of Specialist.
In 2002, John Crawford was recently married and close to earning a degree in Anthropology from Florida State University. In 2003, his National Guard unit was deployed to Kuwait and later Iraq during the early stages of the Iraq War.[1] "I was planning to enroll in a master's program at FSU," he says. "Instead I took a vacation to Iraq." Crawford describes his experiences as having created a "new level of accountability,"[2] and remarked that when he told his fellow soldiers he was writing a memoir about his experience, all of them "wanted to know if I was writing a 'super liberal' book."[2] Crawford later plans to travel to Afghanistan to write an account of the current War on Terror in the country from a civilian perspective. Crawford has made appearances on National Public Radio[3] as well as C-SPAN[4] and The Daily Show.
References[edit]
- ^ Elish, Jill (August 11, 2005). "It's true: FSU student's account of life as a soldier in Iraq is a best seller". Florida State University.
- ^ a b "John Crawford quotes", ThinkExist, archived from the original on July 17, 2011, retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ^ Gross, Terry (August 3, 2005). "John Crawford: The Accidental Soldier". NPR.
- ^ Crawford, John (September 10, 2005). "The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell". Book TV. C-SPAN.