. >> bob timberg, in your acknowledgments, you said my son bullied me into writing it. if not for him, it would not exist. we are talking about this book "blue eyed boy." >> that is true. i had never really had a desire to write this book. people had asked me over the years, why don't you write it? i said, i do not need to get into it. i think they felt i was concerned about after flash. this being, you know, too hard, dredging up the emotions would be too heavy. i did not think at that time years ago that i had anything to say that was in any way -- there were a lot of books written by veterans who were wounded. craig kept pushing. craig, as you may know -- since he was a little kid, if he started wanting to do something, he just trove you nuts onto you say, ok, do it. i said, craig, i do not want to do it. we started talking about, if you are ever going to do it, this is the time. we look at the country, everything has come back around. we have these deep divisions over 2 wars. troops coming back, terribly wounded. you know, it is -- maybe you have something to say ab

. >> bob timberg, in your acknowledgments, you said my son bullied me into writing it.are talking about this book "blue eyed boy." >> that is true. i had never really had a desire to write this book. people had asked me over the years, why don't you write it? i said, i do not need to get into it. i was concerned about after flash. this being, you know, too hard, dredging up the emotions would be too heavy. i did not think at that time years ago that i had anything to say that was a anyway -- in any way -- there were a lot of books written by veterans who were wounded. craig kept pushing. craig, as you may know -- since he was a little kid, if he started wanting to do something, he just trove you nuts onto you say, ok, do it. i said, craig, i do not want to do it. we started talking about, if you are ever going to do it, this is the time. we look at the country, everything has come back around. we have these deep divisions over 2 wars.