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Isn't it a GREAT book??? AND...I got to meet Gen. Franks at a book signing! He was soooo nice. I went with my brother, who was an 101st Airborne Ranger. He was in line before me. He mentioned some numbers to Gen. Franks, as he was signing his book, and Gen. Franks looked up at him, smiled and said, "AIRBORNE!" I've never seen my brother beam like that before. It really made him feel good. Then, I came next and said, "I'm Airborne's sister ;-)" and gave him a t-shirt my husband and I had made (we made hundred or so of them, and sweatshirts, caps and mousepads with "I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE." (we were so sick of the "blame America first" crowds, that we wanted to do something patriotic and sell them) I gave one of the t-shirts to Gen. Franks and he looked up at me...a bit puzzled. Then, I said, "This is for you....you liberated 50 million people...this is all I have to thank you." I told him that I realized the enormity of that task, and wanted to thank him. He said, "Stop it now...you'll get me all choked up." He teared up just a bit. THEN...his "guy" that was standing near him for this whole thing, gave me the pen Gen. Franks signed my book with. It was wonderful. I felt like I shook the hand of goodness that day. It was a remarkable experience. It's a great book, too. I'm glad you got it.

Wow! What a wonderful experience! Thank you for sharing it. I'm really enjoying the book - for someone like me with no experience with the military, it's a great behind-the-scenes look at all of the intelligence (not only from the field, but in the men themselves) which goes into a military operation, as well as the courage, intelligence, and skill of the forces in the field. God bless you and your family.