Scars and Stripes: An Unapologetically American Story of Fighting the Taliban, UFC Warriors, and Myself
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- Author：Tim Kennedy
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Summary
From decorated Green Beret sniper， UFC headliner， and all around badass， Tim Kennedy， a rollicking， inspirational memoir offering lessons in how to embrace failure and weather storms， in order to unlock the strongest version of yourself。
Tim Kennedy has a problem; he only feels alive right before he’s about to die。 Kennedy， a Green Beret， decorated Army sniper， and UFC headliner， has tackled a bull with his bare hands， jumped out of airplanes， dove to the depths of the ocean， and traveled the world hunting poachers， human traffickers， and the Taliban。
But he’s also the same man who got kicked out of the police department， fire department， and as an EMT， before getting two women pregnant four days apart， and finally， being beaten up by his Special Forces colleagues for， quite simply， “being a selfish asshole。”
In Scars and Stripes， Kennedy describes how these failures shaped him into the successful businessman and devoted husband and father he is today。 Through unbelievably vivid， wild anecdotes Kennedy reveals all the dumb， violent， embarrassing， and undeniably heroic things he’s done in his life， including multiple combat missions in Afghanistan， building a school in Texas for elementary kids， and creating two-multimillion-dollar businesses。 You will learn that failure isn’t the end—rather it’s the first step towards unearthing the best version of yourself and finding success， no matter how overwhelming the setbacks may feel。
Tim Kennedy has a problem; he only feels alive right before he’s about to die。 Kennedy， a Green Beret， decorated Army sniper， and UFC headliner， has tackled a bull with his bare hands， jumped out of airplanes， dove to the depths of the ocean， and traveled the world hunting poachers， human traffickers， and the Taliban。
But he’s also the same man who got kicked out of the police department， fire department， and as an EMT， before getting two women pregnant four days apart， and finally， being beaten up by his Special Forces colleagues for， quite simply， “being a selfish asshole。”
In Scars and Stripes， Kennedy describes how these failures shaped him into the successful businessman and devoted husband and father he is today。 Through unbelievably vivid， wild anecdotes Kennedy reveals all the dumb， violent， embarrassing， and undeniably heroic things he’s done in his life， including multiple combat missions in Afghanistan， building a school in Texas for elementary kids， and creating two-multimillion-dollar businesses。 You will learn that failure isn’t the end—rather it’s the first step towards unearthing the best version of yourself and finding success， no matter how overwhelming the setbacks may feel。
Reviews
Jonas Lee
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Well， after listening to this guy’s life I am glad people like this exist。 Also， my life seems über/super boring now。 My great achievement is finishing a Netflix series compared to Kennedy。 But I can also sit still for hours at a time， so there。
Frank Allen
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A very entertaining tale of a real life American Hero。 His ups - his downs … how the hard times and his physical and emotional scars created the person that he is today。 A tale of inspiration and caution。
Ryan Yoder
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A good biography。 It does well at telling a gripping story while also giving a good picture of the man featured。 It doesn't make the author out to be a Saint。 But it does show a man's heroic attempt at life early life and the highs and lows that went with it。 A good biography。 It does well at telling a gripping story while also giving a good picture of the man featured。 It doesn't make the author out to be a Saint。 But it does show a man's heroic attempt at life early life and the highs and lows that went with it。 。。。more
Danny Dallis
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THANK YOU
Jon
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I had never heard of Tim Kennedy before seeing him in the Hunting Hitler series。 While he uses a LOT of bad language （and that's why I didn't give 5 stars） it's a very interesting story of his life。 A lot of good lessons here and a compelling story。 Definately worth the read。 I had never heard of Tim Kennedy before seeing him in the Hunting Hitler series。 While he uses a LOT of bad language （and that's why I didn't give 5 stars） it's a very interesting story of his life。 A lot of good lessons here and a compelling story。 Definately worth the read。 。。。more
Cody Lasko
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If I could give this more than 5 stars I would。 I love Tim Kennedy。 He’s been a figure worth looking up to in my eyes for many， many years。 Ever since I first read about him and his exploits at the All Army Combatives tournaments a decade or so ago I’ve deeply admired him as a person， as a personification of the warrior archetype， and as a living， breathing， semi-mythical hero。 I’ve listened to him on podcasts， seen him on TV， and taken inspiration from his message of helping the helpless。 Now， If I could give this more than 5 stars I would。 I love Tim Kennedy。 He’s been a figure worth looking up to in my eyes for many， many years。 Ever since I first read about him and his exploits at the All Army Combatives tournaments a decade or so ago I’ve deeply admired him as a person， as a personification of the warrior archetype， and as a living， breathing， semi-mythical hero。 I’ve listened to him on podcasts， seen him on TV， and taken inspiration from his message of helping the helpless。 Now， reading about him writing about himself， and opening up to the world about all his shortcomings and failures， I respect and admire him even more。 Tim isn’t going to be for everyone。 And that’s fine。 Because there are people who kick and scream like petulant children at the notions of toxic masculinity。 A narrow mind will take one look at Mr。 Kennedy and immediately discard him into such a bin。 But our world needs men like him。 Perhaps now more than ever。 He is a man of violence。 Yet also a man of courage， compassion， love， honour， and respect。 This is going to go down as one of my favourite books of the year， and remain one of my favourite memoirs ever。 It’s funny， heartfelt， contains a roller coaster of peaks and valleys， near death experience， tragedy， loss， and a pile of badassery。 Basically， it has everything I would ever want out of a memoir from one of the toughest and most charismatic of men in the world。 It’s a phenomenal read。 And if you pick up the audiobook it is narrated by Tim himself。 It’s not perfect - Tim is far from the best in that regard - but he more than makes up for it simply because it is in his own voice。 You get to hear his animated character， sarcastic wit， and anguished reminiscence of horrifying events。 Simply tremendous。 Scars and Stripes gets my highest recommendation， and then some。 。。。more
Silverlexi
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Could not put this book down Well written bio of a truly larger than life human who helped restore a sense of pride and honor in our military that I was slowly losing。 Well done， Nick P。
Hannah Weise
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The stories in this book are incredible。 How he survived， the situations he encountered while overseas。。。 all while written in 1st person。 Pretty unique。。。 Pretty refreshing to read from that perspective。Tim has helped my family in a way that he may never know。 Him and Sheepdog Response helped my husband during a very hard time。 My husband had worked with Tim for about 6 months - a year and so of course， we pre-ordered this book。 He is one of the absolute nicest guys that we have ever met。 Now。。 The stories in this book are incredible。 How he survived， the situations he encountered while overseas。。。 all while written in 1st person。 Pretty unique。。。 Pretty refreshing to read from that perspective。Tim has helped my family in a way that he may never know。 Him and Sheepdog Response helped my husband during a very hard time。 My husband had worked with Tim for about 6 months - a year and so of course， we pre-ordered this book。 He is one of the absolute nicest guys that we have ever met。 Now。。。 If you have NO idea who Tim is， how he acts， what he does。。。 The first 4 or 5 chapters will be rough to get through。 Even for me， I was like whoa dude。。。 Shut the hell up。 The level of arrogance was out of this world。 But trust me。。。 Keep going。 The book almost does a 180 and goes into depth， his experience in Afghanistan， his experience as an MMA fighter。 This was such an interesting read。 He has no doubt had an interesting and crazy life。 Definitely read this， but only if you aren't sensitive to offensive words。 。。。more
Melissa
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A must read
KingQ
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Riveting A ton of adventure。 There’s no way kids born in the 2，000’s would do a 100th of what Kennedy did。 Highly recommend。
Jaylan Phipps
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Awesome book。 I’m a military guy and an MMA fan， so I full well knew who Tim was before this book came out。 Really great book about a truly unbelievable guy with a truly unbelievable story。
Anthony Delucia
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This book changed my life。 I truly look up to this man。
Corby
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What an must read book for people that enjoy reading about our America hero’s and what it takes to keep our beautiful country safe。 Coming from honest Dude about real lifeBought 2 more to hand out as gifts。
Elaine
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**THANKS TO ATRIA BOOKS & GOODREADS GIVEAWAY FOR THIS FREE ARC that releases on 6/7**An in depth look at Tim Kennedy's life from childhood until now。 From Police Officer to EMT to Army & MMA to television & non profit organizations， this man has done it all。 Painfully arrogant， selfish， a cheater， & sometimes all around asshole I'm surprised he wasn't killed in action。 He's also honest， driven， goal orientated， family man， fighter， businessman， & it seems most of all， soldier。 From his wild esca **THANKS TO ATRIA BOOKS & GOODREADS GIVEAWAY FOR THIS FREE ARC that releases on 6/7**An in depth look at Tim Kennedy's life from childhood until now。 From Police Officer to EMT to Army & MMA to television & non profit organizations， this man has done it all。 Painfully arrogant， selfish， a cheater， & sometimes all around asshole I'm surprised he wasn't killed in action。 He's also honest， driven， goal orientated， family man， fighter， businessman， & it seems most of all， soldier。 From his wild escapades in the Army rising through programs to his time in the martial arts world， Tim details his life's training， ups & downs， friendships & enemies。 A heart wrenching look at his time in Afghanistan fighting the war on terror that you didn't hear about on TV。 His fighting & martial arts career on his start and the people he surrounded himself with to his retirement。 His adventures on television filming "Hunting Hitler" and missions to stop human traffiking。 At current， the secret rescue missions as a civilian returning to Afghanistan to rescue Americans， interpreters， & Christians with Save Our Allies and business owner of Sheepdog Response， Tim continues the journey of his life。 The book was an interesting read， but a little too long and detailed。 Kudos to all of the people who have put up with him through the years！ 。。。more
Amy C
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This book it like sitting with a buddy at a bar or around a campfire， swapping stories， sharing lessons learned （the hard way）， celebrating accomplishments， and reflecting back a younger less wiser self。 Tim Kennedy is very accomplished and a true American hero， but he started out as a zero。 His story is inspirational， exciting， and at times very funny。 Tim’s dynamic personality really comes through， and it made the book that much more enjoyable。
Glen
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