Ray McPadden

Ray McPadden

Ray McPadden is a four-tour combat veteran who served as a ground force commander in the elite 2nd Ranger Battalion during the Iraq and Afghan wars. He was awarded a Purple Heart, two Bronze Stars, and a medal for valor. A former Pat Tillman Military Scholar, he is the author of the acclaimed novel And the Whole Mountain Burned, winner of the W. Y. Boyd Literary Award for excellence in military fiction in 2019. He lives in Livingston, Montana, with his wife and children.

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And the Whole Mountain Burned
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And the Whole Mountain Burned
  • By: Ray McPadden
  • Narrator: MacLeod Andrews
  • Length: 9 hours 4 minutes
  • Publisher: Hachette Audio
  • Publish date: November 06, 2018
  • Language: English
  • (64 ratings)
(64 ratings)
Four-tour combat veteran Ray McPadden offers a vivid portrayal of American soldiers facing an unseen enemy and death in the Mountains of Afghanistan.Sergeant Nick Burch has returned to the crags of tribal Afghanistan seeking vengeance. Burch’s... Read more
We March at Midnight
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We March at Midnight
  • By: Ray McPadden
  • Narrator: Will Damron
  • Length: 9 hours 3 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2021
  • Language: English
  • (94 ratings)
(94 ratings)
What would the war do without me? We March at Midnight is award-winning author Ray McPadden’s chronicle of his experience as a highly decorated Ranger Officer leading some of the most dangerous missions during the height of the Iraq and Afghan... Read more

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