{"product_id":"a-cajun-abroad-my-50-years-of-adventure-and-challenge-as-a-navy-seal-and-a-cia-operative-paperback","title":"A Cajun Abroad: My 50 Years of Adventure and Challenge as a Navy SEAL and a CIA Operative - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael D. Hebert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Cajun Abroad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy 50 Years of Adventure and Challenge as a Navy SEAL and CIA Operative\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Cajun Abroad\u003c\/i\u003e is an American adventurer's well-told recounting of a life dedicated to serving the country he loved.\u003cbr\u003eFor close to 50 years, Mike Hebert's work as a Navy SEAL and CIA operative would send him around the world to exotic places few have heard of let alone visited -- from the edge of the creeping Sahara to back alleys in Asia, teeming West African Streets where a wrong turn can have consequences far beyond simply being lost, and on dangerous assignments in the Middle East and Afghanistan after 9\/11.\u003cbr\u003eEven as a child Mike Hebert was fascinated by the cultures, languages, cuisines, geography, and habits of people around the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Cajun Abroad, \u003c\/i\u003ewill show you why.\u003cbr\u003eBorn into a Navy family, it was not surprising Mike Hebert inherited a natural wanderlust and a sense of service. Growing up around bases, seeing the efforts of his mother, father, and stepfather, hearing their stories, and surrounded by men and women in uniform, it was only natural he'd seek out a chance to serve his country.\u003cbr\u003eHe would for decades as an elite Navy SEAL and a clandestine operative for the Central Intelligence Agency.\u003cbr\u003eIt was a career that began, in all places, with an NROTC scholarship to the landlocked University of Idaho, where his sense of adventure and aptitude for languages became the first steps in a lifelong journey.\u003cbr\u003eBolstered by his father's tales of his resilient Cajun roots, and confident he could do what it took, Mike Hebert would make the cross-country trip to Idaho for his first challenge in a life of challenges -- being a short-haired, buttoned-down military student on a college campus, where in the 1970s such a distinction was not the best way to fit in.\u003cbr\u003eBefore he graduated and received his Navy commission he'd see action off the coast of Viet Nam, do hot and dirty scut work on ships of all sizes, including destroyer escorts, and aircraft carriers, pilot a wide variety of aircraft, and jump from planes and helicopters in search of his place in the Navy.\u003cbr\u003eAfter he watched a short demonstration by a group of SEALs in San Deigo, he knew immediately he would do everything he could to join that elite force.\u003cbr\u003eAs young officer he'd find himself on missions in the Caribbean, Europe, the storm-tossed North Atlantic, and the frigid Canadian province of Newfoundland. But the career he had worked so hard to attain, was suddenly cut short. The end of the war in Viet Nam and a shrinking Navy caught him momentarily off guard.\u003cbr\u003eMike Hebert did what he had always done.\u003cbr\u003eHe adapted and moved on.\u003cbr\u003eA chance meeting in a hospital where he was recovering from a back injury led to an introduction to the covert actions of the Central Intelligence Agency and to a career path he'd follow for decades in South Asia, West Africa, Europe, and the Middle East and Afghanistan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Cajun Abroad \u003c\/i\u003eis Mike Hebert's homage to the merits of stepping outside the box, the value of travel to understanding the world and its many cultures, and to the value of adventure for its own sake.\u003cbr\u003eFlavored, literally, with recipes from around the world, \u003ci\u003eA Cajun Abroad\u003c\/i\u003e is also a loving tribute to the allure of good food.\u003cbr\u003eRead, eat, and enjoy.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 270\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 04, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53252689166643,"sku":"9798334230026","price":33.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/kuT1yLixbq9798334230026.webp?v=1776415941","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/a-cajun-abroad-my-50-years-of-adventure-and-challenge-as-a-navy-seal-and-a-cia-operative-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}