Augusto Giacoman, Author at The War Horse

About Augusto Giacoman

Augusto Giacoman served as an infantry officer with 1/5 Infantry and 1/2 Stryker Cavalry, deploying twice to Iraq in 2005, and 2007-2008. He currently works at the management consultancy Strategy&, and is chairperson of the board at Service to School, a nonprofit helping veterans achieve their educational goals.

Entries by Augusto Giacoman

Pumpkin Head

May 29, 2019 | Reflections

A former infantry officer contemplates the numbing effects of war and inhumanity.

Pop Bangers and IED Explosions

November 14, 2018 | Reflections

Augusto Giacoman danced to Aqua’s “Barbie Girl” as his convoy patrolled Mosul, Iraq. And then the IED exploded.

I Volunteered To Be The Hot Sauce Man

August 22, 2018 | Reflections

A midnight raid on a West Point dorm in which Augusto Giacoman was armed with hot sauce prepared him for war better than West Point’s rigid rules.

Go In For A Haircut, Leave With A Beating

August 15, 2018 | Reflections

Augusto Giacoman went in for a haircut, high and tight. Then things went terribly wrong.

Those Are The Eyes Of A Demon

April 25, 2018 | Reflections

Augusto Giacoman parked his Stryker under the streetlights and then the bomb exploded. What happened next is a hazy mixture of memory and nightmare.

Until He Saw the Terror They Sowed

March 21, 2018 | Reflections

Augusto Giacoman almost jumped for joy when he was assigned his first midnight raid, but what he saw that night quickly changed his mind.

The Frog’s Revenge Came in the Form of Rockets

January 31, 2018 | Reflections

Augusto Giacoman’s humanity was reduced to instinct as the rockets began to hit, and he understood how the frog he’d encountered as a child must have felt.