Diary of a Soldier in the Egyptian Military
A peek inside the Egyptian Army
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The book lists the experiences of the Author in the Egyptian Military. It sheds light on the daily life in the Egyptian Army, but more importantly God's deliverance from that harsh institution.
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About the Book
This book is the diary of an Egyptian soldier of Armenian descent who served the Egyptian Army during the critical years 1968 through 1972, when Egypt was making preparations for the 1973 war with Israel. The book relates the details of his compulsory draft, his various unforgettable experiences, and after serving more than four years with no end in sight, his daring escape from the Army and the country.
The story is the Author’s first-hand description of daily life in the Egyptian Army, his trials and tribulations with a variety of circumstances and characters and close calls with Israeli planes at the Suez Canal.
Finally it relates the nail-biting journey the Author took to freedom, to safely arrive, with God’s merciful intervention, in the Promised Land, America.
About the Author
Mr. Aroyan was born in Cairo, Egypt, toward the end of World War II in an Armenian Christian family. After graduating from the Architecture Department of Cairo University in 1967, he was drafted into the Egyptian Army. Entering his fifth year of compulsory military service and being in total desperation, he succeeded in fleeing from the Army and the country and arriving in America to join his brother. He presently lives in Pasadena, California, has his own architectural practice and serves as an elder in the local Armenian Church.