"A Warrior's Faith" author Robert Vera discusses his novel and "American Sniper"

In A Warrior’s Faith, Ryan Job’s close friend, Robert Vera, recounts how the highly decorated Navy SEAL’s unstoppable sense of humor, positive attitude, and fierce determination helped him survive after being shot in the face by an enemy sniper on a roof in Ramadi, Iraq.

Though blinded, the irrepressible Job recovered from his wounds and began facing a new set of obstacles with his characteristic humor and resolve. He married the girl of his dreams, hunted elk, climbed Mt. Rainier, graduated college with honors, influenced countless people around him, and was looking forward to being a father—before his life was tragically cut short by a hospital medical error. Vera’s raw, often funny, and heartfelt account of his friend’s life offers readers a way to find hope in the middle of life’s raging storms.

Robert Vera

In the spring of 2008, a series of coincidences and faithful events put Robert in contact with Ryan Job, a blind, medically retired Navy SEAL from Washington State. The two became friends and trained together to climb Mt. Rainier and to compete in other endurance events. While Robert was attempting to "transform" the lives of others Ryan Job entered Robert's life. Ryan's unyielding faith, fearless courage, and tragic death changed Robert's life forever. A Warrior's Faith tells the remarkable story of the author's relationship with Ryan Job, and how Ryan's life inspired thousands of people across the globe.