E.B. Mason
To be a Rose
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E.B. Mason
Edmund B. Mason earned his B.F.A. degree at the University of Louisiana and his master’s degree from Central Michigan University.
He served in the United States Air Force as a Logistics and Engineering officer and worked for many years in Turkey, North Africa and Italy. After his Air Force career, he worked for a defense contractor. Following his illness, he retired and tended to his rose garden and wrote from his home in Maryland. Mr. Mason passed away in 2011.
THE BOOK
To Be A Rose
Ed is a retired United States Air Force Lieutenant Colonel working for a defense contractor. He has been hired as a Senior Logistics Expert to work with the Afghanistan Ministry of Defense as an advisor and mentor to two senior Afghan officers.
Ed first appears telling an Army Combat Medic he can’t breathe. He is transferred to Camp Phoenix just outside of Kabul for further treatment. Over the next twelve hours, he is treated by a “tag team” of nurses and doctors. During this time he remembers the sights, smells and sounds of Afghanistan and his journey there.
Mr. Mason uses vivid imagery and character portrayals to tell his story from his arrival in Dubai up to the beginning of his eight week dream. Ed describes his day-to-day routine at Camp Eggers, his fellow officers, his family and the dedicated medical teams he encountered on his journey. Ed’s story is straightforward, powerful, yet humorous account of his experiences in Afghanistan and how his battle for survival changes his life forever.
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