Jack Lewis (author)

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Jack Lewis
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Born (1964-01-20) January 20, 1964 (age 60)
EducationBA English, Washington State University [1] MFA, University of Southern California [1]
Occupation(s)Writer, soldier
Notable work Operation Homecoming
Military career
AllegianceFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Service/branchFlag of the United States Army.svg  United States Army
Rank Staff Sergeant
Unit361st Psychological Operations Company, 7th Psychological Operations Group
Battles/wars Iraq War
Website jaxworx.com

Jack Lewis (born January 20, 1964) [1] is an American author and military veteran.

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Lewis was born in Portland, Oregon, and was a United States Army Staff Sergeant in the Iraq War in 2004 and 2005. [1]

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Lewis' writing was included in the book Operation Homecoming, and in the Oscar-nominated documentary Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience in which he both appears, and is credited as a writer. [2] [3] [4] [5]

He has been a contributor to a number of publications including Crosscut.com, [6] the Seattle Post-Intelligencer [7] and Motorcyclist magazine where he writes the "Behind Bars" column. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Author biography, Amazon.com
  2. Piper Niehaus (March 7, 2008), Iraq Documentary Brings War Experience Home, The Oberlin Review , retrieved March 8, 2012
  3. Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience—Select Writings by Authors, PBS/WETA, retrieved March 8, 2012
  4. Operation Homecoming credits, IMDB
  5. Stephen Holden (February 9, 2007), "Movie Review: Operation Homecoming (2007)—The Hemingway Effect, From Recent Battlefields", The New York Times
  6. Jack Lewis contributions, Crosscut.com, archived from the original on May 11, 2013
  7. Jack Lewis contributions, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
  8. Contributor Jack Lewis, Motorcyclist, archived from the original on April 7, 2013
  9. Reviewer's Choice (small press), Midwest Book Review, January 2012
  10. "Holiday book gift guide: Best Nonfiction of 2006", Washington Post, 2006

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