On June 28, 2005, nineteen U.
service members perished in the mountains of Afghanistan.
The author's husband, Navy SEAL Jacques Fontan, was one of those killed.
The mission, Operation Red Wings, has become one of the most well-known operations in contemporary warfare.
Only one survivor lived to tell the harrowing story, resulting in books, speeches, and a blockbuster movie, Lone Survivor.
Perhaps more important, the mission created much-needed public awareness and curiosity about the realities.
Ballast Books A beautiful tragedy: a navy seal widow's permission to grieve and a prescription for hope, hardcover/char fontan westfall
