A Breath Away From Eternity

A Long Road Home

by Dr. Kirk Phillips

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About A Breath Away From Eternity

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On September 11, 2001, Kirk “Captain” Phillips was at his desk inside the Pentagon when the building shook. He escaped, but survival was only the beginning.

Years later, he volunteered to serve in southern Afghanistan, where convoys, outposts, and the people he met gave courage and loss new meaning. Returning home brought its own challenges.


A Breath Away From Eternity: The Long Road Home is Phillips’s personal account of the morning that changed his life, the experiences that followed, and the long journey toward home.

ISBN (ebook): 9798194033492 / ISBN (print): 9798194033492 / Published by: Kirk Creative Media Group / Published: 2026-08-26

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About Dr. Kirk Phillips

Dr. Kirk Phillips

Dr. Kirk “Captain” Phillips is a Pentagon 9/11 survivor and retired U.S. Air Force veteran who later volunteered to serve in Afghanistan. His memoir, A Breath Away From Eternity: The Long Road Home, draws on those experiences and the quieter journey of returning to family and everyday life. He writes to preserve the human experience behind historic events and to remind readers that the breaths we have still matter.

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