This book is not the story of my life. If it were, my family and others close to me would feature more prominently. I have worked with some incredible people—Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity, who wake every day to work among the poorest of the poor, and members of America’s most elite commando units, who have given their lives defending their friends and our country. They are real heroes, and I hope that this account has shone some light on their amazing lives.