Surviving Twilight Excerpt

"Courage is being scared to death - and saddling up anyway."

John Wayne

Recent Publicity

20 December 2005 - KSDK News Channel Five Story - Saint Peters Man Writes Book on Iraq Experiences

28 December 2005 - Fox 2 News Story - Morning News Live

12 January 2006 - WB11 News Story - Evening News

14 January 2006 - Lake Saint Louis Newstime Article - Surviving Twilight: A Soldier's Story of Survival

15 January 2006 - Saint Charles Suburban Journals Article - US Army Reservist recounts daily life in Iraq

03 February 2006 - Interview with Crane Durham - Nothing But Truth (97.1 FM St. Louis, Midnight).

05 February 2006 - Jefferson City News Tribune Article - Details of a soldier's life

06 February 2006 - Saint Louis Post Dispatch Article - Book Grows In Iraq's Dust, Heat and Death

10 February 2006 - Interview with Jamie Allman & Dan Buck - Allman and Smash in the Morning (97.1 FM St. Louis, 7:30 AM).

09 March 2006 - Interview with Crane Durham - Nothing But Truth (97.1 FM St. Louis, Midnight).

11 March 2006 - Interview with Dr. Randy Tobler - The Randy Tobler Show (97.1 FM St. Louis, 8:00 AM).

19 April 2006 - Interview with Laurie Faulkerson - It's All About Youth (920 AM St. Louis, 10:00 - 11:00 AM)

05 May 2007 - Interview with Anne Haller - CSPAN Book TV

01 July 2007 - Saint Louis University Alumni Magazine - Off the Shelf

01 October 2007 - 2008 Capital Lifestyles Magazine article on my deployment experience

03 February 2008 - Jefferson City News Tribune Article - Area soldier publishes book chronicling soldier's daily life in Iraq

08 February 2008 - Above article was picked up by the Associated Press and published in the Army Times Newspaper

Reader Reviews

You spent hundreds of hours writing what is one of the most compelling testimonies to the service of true heroes that I have read… I’ve got to tell you this is riveting stuff! - Dr. Randy Tobler, Host of the nationally syndicated Randy Tobler radio show, 97.1 FM Talk Saint Louis: Fox News radio affiliate

I was unable to put it down when I started reading it! - Gary Tuttle, Father of my platoon sergeant Master Sergeant Mike Tuttle

Shane, Just read several chapters of your book and it is fantastic. - Joseph Farah, CEO of WorldNetDaily.com

By reading your book it has helped me to understand the trauma my son faced on a daily basis and I can only say thank you for sharing your innermost fears and daily life while deployed. - Terri Jones, Mother of deceased soldier Specialist Jason Cooper

I read your excerpt. It is wonderful! You have a very captivating way of describing everything. - Dorothy Howard, 245^th Maintenance Co. Family Readiness Group Leader

Your story is very compelling. It's a page-turner in the sense that I want to know what's going to happen to you, Sergeant Love and the rest of your Company from day to day. - Russell Korando, Columnist for the Suburban Journals Newspaper

I love this book. I absolutely love this book because it is a passport to being over there. It is like walking through the lion, the witch and the wardrobe. It’s like walking in and being on the other side and all of the sudden you are there after reading this book. We are experiencing what you are experiencing through your eyes. You do a great job writing this because you bring the reader right in and you don’t talk down to the reader. There are only a few things that can do what your book has done to me. I’m telling you right now, this book totally immersed me. It literally takes you to another place. - Crane Durham, Host of the Nothing But Truth radio show, 97.1 FM Talk Saint Louis: Fox News radio affiliate

Your book definitely gave me a feel for what our troops are facing in Iraq. The humor and the pain of your situation while you were there were really clear. You were a hit at my book club meeting! - Sharon Clouse, local book club organizer

Shane: Thanks for the book; I've read lots of it and it's eye-opening. Congratulations! - Tim Hickey, Editor of the Knights of Columbus national magazine, Columbia

I just finished reading your book today. I wanted to drop you a line letting you know how important it was for me and how much it meant. It was serious therapy to read it. I laughed out loud and I cried out loud. You did such a nice job. A lot of my family members and coworkers bought their own copy because they want to read it right away too. You did a fabulous job. - Specialist Erica Loehr, fellow 245^th unit member

I don't usually post reading recommendations on my web page, but after reading "Surviving Twilight" by Shane Bernskoetter, I thought I should share this book with others. Written in a day by day journal format, I never thought reading someone's journal could be so entertaining. Shane writes with a wit that will keep you turning pages. His descriptions of people and places put you right there with him through his experiences in Iraq. This book is for anyone that wants to know what life is really like for a solider deployed to Iraq and anyone else just looking for a good read. I highly recommend this book. – Jeff Smith, Owner of Tactical Excellence Inc.