Pentagon Prayer

Dan Holdridge paints a remarkable picture of family, country, and appreciation in his memoir of survival, Pentagon Prayer. In it, Holdridge recounts his heroic escape from the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon that claimed the lives of 184 of his colleagues.

He may have emerged from this tragedy a survivor, but his struggle continued long after the attack had ended. An arduous recovery from the trauma followed, and Holdridge still holds onto some of the terror and anxiety he felt as he escaped that day. During his recovery, he learned to let much of that go, and he started to understand just how important it is to appreciate the world and its people.

Although Holdridge writes that he can never again be the same person, he has devoted the rest of his life to telling his story and the story of his less fortunate colleagues. He was a prayer away from death on one of the darkest days in American history, and his riveting tale will jerk tears and warm hearts everywhere.