Introduction I love second-chance tales almost as much as I enjoy the themes of triumph and true love. This is definitely another one of those. One of the things I loved about this story was Delta Force’s reputation as the “silent warriors.” It runs deep. There’s a saying among Delta of something to the effect, “If you didn’t want anyone to know, why did you send a SEAL?” Delta operators are notorious for how little they say. I’ve heard regular Army helicopter pilots refer to, “Oh yeah, we occasionally carried a load of those guys who don’t talk. No insignia, but that told us they were Delta.” All of the tell-all books that are published by former SEALs just make Delta operators laugh. They may respect them as warriors—after all, SEAL Team 6 (DEVGRU) training is probably just as deep

