# @thesouthlakelibrary on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck0sC_vL7wq
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/1065310-thesouthlakelibrary-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2022-11-11T14:01:03.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Southlake Public Library (@thesouthlakelibrary) — https://gondola.cc/thesouthlakelibrary

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Thank you for your service to all our veterans.

Here are some veterans who are also authors. Check them out in our library ⬇️

Chris Kyle
Christopher Scott Kyle was born and raised in Texas and was a United States Navy SEAL from 1999 to 2009. He was known as the most successful sniper in American military history. In his four tours of duty in Iraq, Kyle earned two Silver Stars and five Bronze Stars with Valor. He survived six IED attacks, three gunshot wounds, two helicopter crashes, and more surgeries than he could remember. He wrote the New York Times bestselling book, American Sniper. Following his combat deployments, he became Chief Instructor for training Naval Special Warfare Sniper and Counter Sniper teams. In addition, Kyle authored the Naval Special Warfare Doctrine, the first Navy SEAL sniper manual, and devoted much of his spare time to helping disabled Veterans.

Phil Klay
Phil Klay is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. His short story collection Redeployment won the 2014 National Book Award for Fiction and the National Book Critics' Circle John Leonard Prize for best debut work in any genre and was selected as one of the 10 Best Books of 2014 by The New York Times.

Elliot Ackerman
Elliot Ackerman is the New York Times-bestselling author of the novels 2034, Red Dress In Black and White, Waiting for Eden, Dark at the Crossing, and Green on Blue, and more. His books have been nominated for the National Book Award, and the Andrew Carnegie Medal in both fiction and non-fiction. He is both a former White House Fellow and Marine and served five tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, where he received the Silver Star, the Bronze Star for Valor, and the Purple Heart.

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
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| Alexis Garcia De La Cruz | @lexuuuussss | https://gondola.cc/lexuuuussss | Graphic Designer |
| Alexis Garcia De La Cruz | @lexuuuussss | https://gondola.cc/lexuuuussss | Photographer |
| Alexis Garcia De La Cruz | @lexuuuussss | https://gondola.cc/lexuuuussss | Videographer |
| Alexis Garcia De La Cruz | @lexuuuussss | https://gondola.cc/lexuuuussss | Photo Editor |
| Alexis Garcia De La Cruz | @lexuuuussss | https://gondola.cc/lexuuuussss | Social Media Coordinator |
| City of Southlake | @City_of_Southlake | https://gondola.cc/City_of_Southlake | Social Media Coordinator |

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