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Send me : the true story of a mother at war  Cover Image Book Book

Send me : the true story of a mother at war / Marty Skovlund Jr. and Joe Kent.

Summary:

The extraordinary story of American special operator and trailblazer Shannon Kent, who was killed at the age of 35 by a suicide bomber while hunting high value targets on a classified mission in Syria in 2019. Of the 1.3 million active-duty service members in the U.S. military, only a tiny fraction are selected as "operators" in elite special mission units. Shannon Kent was one of the first women to serve at this level and was widely recognized as one of the best.Shannon served as a Cryptologic Warfare Technician, responsible for signals intelligence and electronic warfare, but her proficiency with language set her apart. She was assigned to the Joint Special Operations Command, where she worked clandestinely to hunt the most wanted terrorists in the world.Send Me is Shannon's heroic life story, revealing the truth of both her work and her death. Shannon's team wasn't on a routine patrol the day she died, nor out for lunch as many news outlets reported. She was hunting ISIS cells. Joe, a retired Special Forces soldier, recalls how he and Shannon met in a war zone, their love forged during an elite special operations training course, their dedication spanning multiple combat deployments and the birth of their two boys. It is the legacy of an extraordinary woman who rose to the apex of the military, working with the most elite forces in the world, lifting the veil from the life of a Special Forces family to share their duty, sacrifice, and humanity.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063039896
  • ISBN: 0063039893
  • Physical Description: xx, 309 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-309).
Formatted Contents Note:
A note from Joe -- A note from Marty -- Hunting humans -- Yes, I can -- War changes everything -- Birth of a terrorist mastermind -- Linguist in training -- Baptized in special operations -- Joe, meet Shannon -- Trailblazer -- Transition in Iraq -- Selection -- Life and death in Afghanistan -- The rise of ISIS -- Secret love -- The war against ISIS -- Look at what we made -- Mother wife sailor spy -- A bright future -- The not-so-calm before the storm -- How do you say goodbye? -- The never-ending war on terror -- Living up to the anchors -- Send me -- Cigarettes and lies -- Find, fix, finish -- Saving Manbij -- Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? -- The worst day of Joe's life -- Fair winds and following seas -- Epilogue -- Veterans nonprofits -- Glossary -- Notes.
Subject: Kent, Shannon (Soldier)
Syria > History > Civil War, 2011- > Participation, American.
Special operations (Military science) > Syria > History > 21st century.
Women soldiers > Biography.
Women soldiers > Personal narratives.
Opérations spéciales (Science militaire) > Syrie > Histoire > 21e siècle.
Femmes militaires > Récits personnels.
Femmes militaires > Biographies.
Special operations (Military science)
Syria
Women soldiers.
Syria > History.
Genre: Personal narratives.
History
Personal narratives > American
Biographies.
Personal narratives.
Récits personnels.
Biographies.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Burlington Public Library.

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Burlington Public Library 956.9104 SKOVLUND 2024 39851001782987 Non-fiction Copy hold Available -


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