Why Did Daddy Have to Leave? Understanding His Special Job in the Military - Hardcover

Dr. Snyder is a former Army reserve officer who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom between February 2003 and February 2004. In Iraq, Captain Snyder served as the operations officer for a Military Police unit in Baghdad, providing convoy security and operating Iraqi jails and prisons. His interest in writing children's books has developed from reading books to his own two children, along with ten years of teaching. Currently, he is in his 17th year as a pre-service teacher educator at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania.

Doctor Snyder's book takes the reader on a journey, through a child's eyes, about the deployment of our Armed Forces. As one of the State Commanders of the largest combat veterans' organizations in the nation, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, I am very much aware of how the deployment of our military affects the entire family. Therefore, I would recommend this book as a must read for not just our military families, but for anyone interested in the sacrifices that are made by our men and women in uniform being deployed. ----Dwight R. Fuhrman, State Commander, Department of PA Veterans of Foreign Wars

Dr. Rob Snyder continues and expands on his past themes of the mobilization of our military men and women, along with the separation from families and loved ones that the services require. Having deployed to Iraq himself, Dr. Snyder brings a personal perspective that will help a child understand why Mom or Dad has to leave, as well as enable others to understand why our families are our source of strength and wholeness. I strongly recommend this book to our service members, their families, and friends--and especially their children, who are our hopes and dreams for a better future. --Steven A. Patarcity, OCAR, DAC, G-3/5/7 Plans, Strategist and COL, AR, USA (Ret)