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Alaskan 'Warrior's Creed' chronicles violence, rescues and how tattoos grounded him

Eagle River resident Roger Sparks served more than 25 years in the military as a Reconnaissance Marine and an Air Force pararescue jumper. Sparks is also a tattoo artist, among other things, and he’s now written a memoir.

Sparks worked with Alaska author Don Rearden on the book, called “ Warrior’s Creed," and he talked about it with Alaska Public Media's Casey Grove.

Listen to the interview here:

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Roger Sparks reading from "Warrior's Creed"

(WARNING: Graphic content and language):

Extended interview with Don Rearden:

Casey Grove is host of Alaska News Nightly, a general assignment reporter and an editor at Alaska Public Media. Reach him at cgrove@alaskapublic.org.