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Pedene’s memoir is a classic David vs. Goliath tale—one woman who loves her country and the veterans she serves against the government bureaucrats determined to silence her at any cost.
“Frightening and enraging, but ultimately inspiring.” – Pete Hegseth, Fox & Friends
A SACRED DUTY is the true story of Paula Pedene, a visually impaired, decorated Navy veteran who was instrumental in exposing the corrupt leadership at the Veterans Administration hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. Hoping for a return to integrity, instead the new administration retaliated by stripping her of her position in public affairs and consigning her to the basement to work as a librarian.
The reprisal included a “30-day investigation” into bogus misconduct charges that stretched into more than eighteen months. Psychologically crippled by the attacks—and battling financial ruin, ruthless superiors, a skeptical media, and her two sons’ emotional crises—Pedene fought back, refusing to surrender to a system that was stacked against her.
Working alongside a bulldog congressional investigator, an ornery VA doctor, and a husband who believed in her, Pedene became a central figure in exposing a conspiracy that rocked the nation, killed hundreds of veterans, provoked nationwide outrage, and ultimately brought down the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Pedene’s memoir is a classic David vs. Goliath tale—one woman who loves her country and the veterans she serves against the government bureaucrats determined to silence her at any cost.
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