host: joining us is marty scovlund and joe kent.y are the co-authors of the book "send me" the true story of a mother at war. thank you for giving us your time today. guest: thanks for having us. host: mr. kent, i will start with you because this book centers around your wife shannon. what was the driving force of putting this book together? guest: the driving force was being able to tell who she was to tell her story. she had a remarkable career in the military but also i wrote this book for our sons, they were one and three when she was killed. they did not get a chance to know their mother. i wanted them to have something they could consume on their own so they could get to know their mom beyond the stories i tell them and their aunts and uncles tell them. i wanted to write it so women like shannon who served in the global war of terror with guys like to and marty can have their stories told. it is easy to forget how many women were fighting on the front lines, taking the risk and losses with us. that is something shannon struggl