Safety off:
A man gives up the American Dream to fight on the front lines of Ukraine

From the slums of Mexico to the U.S. Marines. From a self-made life of success to the battle fields of a foreign war.

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Safety Off is the true story of a man who achieved the American Dream—then walked away from it.

 

Issac Olvera rose from hardship to become a Marine officer, earned an MBA, and built a thriving life in business. But when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, he gave it all up to fight in a war some said wasn’t his.

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In this gripping, deeply personal memoir, Issac recounts the chaotic first days of the war, the loss of close friends, and the moral clarity that emerged from the sacrifice. 

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Raw but restrained, urgent but honest, Safety Off is a rare window into modern war and the decisions that define a life.