CODE NAME JOHNNY WALKER Paperback – Illustrated, December 10, 2014

This is a book about the undaunted bravery, courage and selfless sacrifice of a true hero. During the 8 years he spent as a “terp” he untraveled countless plots against the Seals and our allies thereby saving countless lives. When Chris Kyle says he saved more lives than even Chris did that is really something. Johnny Walker is fascinatingly introspective, philosophical and complex given his ideas about religion, life, honor and integrity.This book is so well written that I felt like Johnny Walker was sitting in my living room and personally telling me his amazing story. From the moment I started the book I couldn’t put it down. It is so riveting it reads like fiction instead of the larger than life quiet unassuming hero that he is.It is an insightful look and perspective into life in war torn Iraq and the factions and insurgents. This is a different perspective than I have gotten though I have read several of the Navy Seal books. The brutality and lack of respect for life is a sad commentary of a country in turmoil. While Johnny Walker was unraveling plots against our military there were multiple assassination attempts against him and his family. His wife also demonstrated amazing strength and courage throughout the book but the trip from Mosul to the “safety” of Baghdad was especially harrowing.The Seals took it upon themselves to begin paving the way out for Johnny Walker in spite of his altruism for his country and desire to see growth and change in a country he loves. It eventually became obvious to Johnny that America was the best option for he and his family. I am grateful to the Seals, to Johnny and their families for the incredible sacrifice they have made for our liberty and freedom. They are not just the good among us but the finest America has to offer. The great news is that he is now living the dream and hopefully catching up on the liberty, freedom, peace and tranquility long overdue and that I know I often take for granted. I can never fully express my gratitude to Johnny Walker, the Seals and the rest of our military and their families for their sacrifice.

It was refreshing to see something written about translators used by soldiers in the Middle East conflict that is positive. Usually in books or movies the interpreters seem to be treated with disdain or their contribution ignored. But, this particular gentleman risked his and his family's life, made every effort to do a great job, and be of service to the soldiers he worked with. I like that the author took the time to express his appreciation for Johnny Walker. I would recommend this book as a different look at those involved in our military actions who are not only not Americans, they are not even soldiers. Even though the interpreter written about was not an American Soldier he risked his life for not only the benefit of his close friends in the field, but for everyone of us.

At the end of some stories that claim to be "extraordinary," I end up feeling like I wasted too much time and energy trying to read my way onto the bandwagon.Not so with Johnny Walker. This book tells a great story and offers a still-timely viewpoint that I would have never been able to access otherwise.This is no spoiler when I say at the end Johnny Walker (the name still cracks me up) says the truth of what's happening in Iraq is much worse that what's reported is shamefully true. And it saddens me that both he and I acknowledge that his ideals for his homeland will probably never come to pass.But ultimately this is a story about hope. I learned a lot about a man I'll never meet, and it impressed me greatly - and humbled me when I realized that I can't relate to anything he's been through... but that really just made the lessons and details in this story that much more important for me to read.Without getting political, without grandstanding or preaching (which everyone on FB seems to be doing lately), Johnny Walker opened my eyes to a whole other aspect of war and fro politics, and he did simply by using a great voice for his own life story.I recommend it - and I highly recommend the Audible version. His actual voice adds a whole other layer to his story. Great stuff.

I am a former school Liberian and very picky about what I read. I spent many Yeats evaluating reading material for students. I truly think that this should be required reading for high school students. I can't even imagine all the activities, discussions and lessons I could teach from this book. From history and sociology, to geography and government, this story is about a person we as American should all inspire to be.The book is very well written and holds your interest. But more than that it is a testament to what true Admin spirit should be. Johnny is nothing less than a hero who's story reflects the ideals that founded our country. Honor, integrity,, family, knowing what Good is truly about and most of all freedom and the sacrifice it takes to accretive it.Everyone in this country should read this to get back to what we ate supposed to be about. A law should be passed that people should have to read Johnny Walkers story before they can hold a public office to remind them exactly why at they should be working towards.

that I spent in Baghdad with Triple Canopy, I had very little to zero opportunity to learn anything about Iraqi’s. None were to be trusted, and in most if not all cases that was the only outlook that made sense. The Terp who had been assigned to our PSD team for months was removed one day, he had failed a polygraph. It is no overstatement to say that I learned more about Iraqis from this book than in all my time there. Johnny Walker is obviously not the average Iraqi, but that makes him even more qualified to explain his former country and its people to others, and having read this book explains things to me now that I didn’t understand at the time. Thanks Johnny!