Chop that Sh*t Up!: Leadership and Life Lessons Learned While in the Military

By CSM Daniel L Pinion

First place winner in the category Military Nonfiction in the 2023 Firebird Book Awards.

Chop that Sh*t Up! is a collection of stories by a military veteran with deployments ranging from Bosnia-Herzegovina to tours in Iraq. Follow alo

• Language: English
• Publisher: Koehler Books
• Release date: Nov 11, 2023
• ISBN: 9798888241486

CSM Daniel L Pinion

Command Sergeant Major (R) Daniel L. Pinion is a military veteran of the Cold War, Operation Joint Endeavor (Bosnia-Herzegovina), a short stint in Afghanistan, and multiple tours in Operation Iraqi Freedom. He served in numerous infantry, armor, and cavalry leadership positions, including division reconnaissance, armor and infantry battalions, and cavalry squadrons. CSM (R) Pinion led in combat in every noncommissioned officer rank from sergeant to sergeant major during his twenty-eight-year career. Born in Ohio, raised in Andover, New Jersey, CSM (R) Pinion now calls Virginia home while serving as a deputy G-3/5/7 as a Department of the Army civilian. Welcome to military life!

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