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Prayer At Rumayla by Charles Sheehan-Miles
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Nineteen year-old Chet Brown arrived home from the Gulf War in the spring of 1991 and found that, for him, the war was only beginning. Betrayed by his friends and lover, ignored by his family, Brown travels across the country in search of meaning behind the horrors of his war.
“Bleak and disturbing... dead-on-target ...This first novel is a work of pure psychological conflict.” – Pulitzer Prize winning reporter John Hanchette, Reno Gazette-Journal
“Brutally honest, direct, and meaningful, Prayer At Rumayla is a compelling novel of coming to terms not only with dangers and traumas of the battlefront, but with its aftermath upon the lives of the surviving combatants.” – Midwest Book Review
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Chapters
| Title | Description | Date Created |
| Chapter One (16.88 MB) | Chet Brown, a 19 year old Gulf War veteran, returns home from Iraq to find that the war is only beginning. | Apr 25, 2007 |
| Chapter Two (15.26 MB) | Chet fights off rage and despair in response to the emotional blows he’s received on coming home from Iraq. | Apr 25, 2007 |
| Chapter Three, Part 1 of 2 (22.36 MB) | Chet Brown returns to Fort Stewart and struggles with readjusting to the peacetime Army. | Apr 25, 2007 |
| Chapter Three, Part 2 of 2 (15.88 MB) | A new platoon sergeant challenges Chet and his platoon mates | Apr 25, 2007 |
| Chapter Four (23.98 MB) | Chet Brown prepares for leave, and encounters his ex-fiance | Apr 25, 2007 |
| Chapter Five, Part 1 of 3 (14.8 MB) | Chet Brown flees Atlanta following a disastrous encounter with Paul and Amy. | Apr 25, 2007 |
| Chapter Five, Part 2 of 3 (21.6 MB) | In a small town in West Virginia, Chet Brown struggles to regain his humanity. | Apr 25, 2007 |
| Prayer at Rumayla Chapter Five (Part Three of three) (22.3 MB) | A small town Sheriff tries to talk Chet out of his despair, and Chet remembers his first real battle in Iraq. | May 6, 2007 |
| Chapter Six (Part One of three) (18.85 MB) | Chet Brown arrives in New York City, in search of his high school friend Julie. | Apr 29, 2007 |
| Chapter Six (Part two of three) (14.94 MB) | In this episode, Chet Brown's tank company goes into combat against the Iraqi Republican Guard at Battle Position 102. Later, in New York City, Chet is reunited with his high-school friend Julie. | Apr 29, 2007 |
| Chapter Six (Part Three of three) (28.7 MB) | Just outside Nasiriyah in southern Iraq, Chet Brown's battalion encounters a group of trucks in the dead of night, in an incident that will change Chet forever. Later, Chet Brown says a final farewell to his long-dead father. | May 13, 2007 |
| Prayer at Rumayla Chapter Seven (Part One of Two) (20.05 MB) | Following his travels up the East Coast, Chet Brown returns to Fort Stewart, Georgia to face the consequences of his actions and fears. An encounter with Sergeant Biggs only makes matters worse, as Chet spirals out of control. | May 20, 2007 |
| Prayer at Rumayla Chapter Seven (Part Two of Two) (18.06 MB) | Alpha Company loses a tank in the battle at Rumayla Oil Field. Chet Brown approaches a deadly confrontation. | Jun 3, 2007 |
| Prayer at Rumayla Epilogue (5.21 MB) | What happens to Chet Brown and a short preview of Republic. | Jun 3, 2007 |