While deployed to the most dangerous area in Iraq in 2007 known as the “Triangle of Death,” U.S. Army Specialist Jorge Sandoval, an airborne infantryman and elite sniper, was instructed to “take the shot” and kill an enemy insurgent wearing civilian clothes. Two weeks later, Army investigators descended upon Sandoval’s unit and began interrogating the soldiers and trying to link Sandoval and others to war crimes. Sandoval was ultimately charged with six felony level offenses, to include two counts of murder. The case made international headlines with leading stories in the New York Times and Washington Post.

Then, Captain Craig W. Drummond was the Army JAG military defense attorney assigned to Sandoval’s case. The new book covers the events from the moment the trigger is pulled on the battlefield through the trial that took place in a U.S. military compound on the outskirts of Baghdad during the height of the enemy uprisings in Iraq. The book brings the reader into the reality of modern warfare in a post September 11th environment where the enemy does not always wear a uniform. The detailed account of the investigation and trial testimony from elite Army snipers brings the reader into the courtroom and onto the battlefield of Iraq.

The book is receiving rave reviews and high praise from the legal and military community.

“A revealing, real-life courtroom drama, reminiscent of A Few Good Men.”–Hunter R. Clark, Director, International Law and Human Rights Program, Drake University Law School.

“Armed forces continue to operate in uncertain and complex environments and this story is an insightful and powerful look into the challenges and judgments faced by a young sniper deployed to the battlefield of Iraq.”–Brigadier General Jeffery L. Underhill, U.S. Army Retired, (Iraq Veteran).

SAVING SANDOVAL was published by Wild Blue Press which is owned by New York Times Bestselling Author Steve Jackson. The book is available now on Amazon.com. Craig W. Drummond is a Las Vegas attorney at the Drummond Law Firm practicing in Personal Injury and Criminal Defense. He received the Bronze Star for his service in Iraq. More information about Craig and the book can be found at DrummondFirm.com