Hope Unseen : The Story of the U. S. Army's First Blind Active-Duty Officer

by Smiley, Scotty; Crandall, Doug

• ISBN13: 9781439183793
• ISBN10: 1439183791
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-09-14
• Publisher: Howard Books

Summary

Blindness became Captain Scotty Smiley's journey of supreme testing. As he lay helpless in the hospital, he resented the theft of his dreams & becoming a CEO, a Delta Force operator, or a four-star general. With his wife Tiffany's love and the support of his family and friends, Scotty's response became God's transforming moment. The injury only intensified his indomitable spirit. Since the moment he jumped out of a hospital bed and forced his way through nurses and cords to take a simple shower, Captain Scotty Smiley has climbed Mount Rainier, won an ESPY as Best Outdoor Athlete, surfed, skydived, become a father, earned an MBA from Duke, taught leadership at West Point, commanded an army company, and won the MacArthur Leadership Award. Scotty and Tiffany Smiley have lived out a faith so real that it will inspire you to question your own doubts, push you to serve something bigger than yourself, and encourage you to cling to a Hope Unseen.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Sighted World
Dependence Day	p. 3
Summary Freckles	p. 17
No News	p. 25
At Six	p. 35
Winning Hearts	p. 41
Inside Narnia	p. 49
Gary Opel	p. 59
Time Interim
Forever Black	p. 67
Inner Strength	p. 73
One Squeeze	p. 81
Some Soldier	p. 89
Medical Retirement	p. 99
Ranger School	p. 105
For Worse	p. 113
Andrew Harris	p. 121
Holding On	p. 131
Bild World
Lost	p. 139
North Shore	p. 149
Home Ocean	p. 163
Connected Dots	p. 173
Speaking Opportunities	p. 179
Alma Mater	p. 187
Our Calling	p. 197
Mixed Emotions	p. 205
Above Water	p. 211
Every Day	p. 221
Journey Line	p. 229
A Story	p. 237
Afterword	p. 239
Acknowledgments	p. 241
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