Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611

  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
A Breath Away From Eternity: The Long Road Home

A Breath Away From Eternity: The Long Road Home

Phillips, Kirk Captain N.

Paperback

Adventurers & ExplorersBiographies General

ISBN13: 9798194033492
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 22 2026
Pages: 96
Weight: 0.31
Height: 0.20 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Raw, intimate, sometimes humorous, and deeply human, A Breath Away From Eternity is a firsthand journey through history, survival, war, and the long road home, and a reminder of something easily forgotten in the rush of everyday life:

None of us knows which breath will be our last. Make the ones you have matter.

On September 11, 2001, the Pentagon moved beneath Kirk Captain Phillips' feet.

A binder slid from his lap. The floor vibrated beneath him. Then came the smoke, confusion, and realization that the unthinkable had happened.

American Airlines Flight 77 had struck the Pentagon.

Phillips survived that morning and returned to duty. But survival did not mean the story was over.

Five years later, he volunteered for Afghanistan.

Serving alongside U.S. Army, NATO, Department of State, and coalition personnel, Phillips traveled across southern Afghanistan, from the Iranian border to the Pakistani frontier. There were convoys and remote outposts, danger and uncertainty, solemn ramp ceremonies for the fallen, unexpected laughter among those living with war, and encounters with Afghan families and children that stayed with him long after he came home.

A Breath Away From Eternity: The Long Road Home does not simply recount those events. It takes you there.

Also in

Biographies General

View All