As a civilian I enjoyed hearing about our soldiers. How they live, the things they go through to protect our freedom. The bad and the good, their perspective on things that were happening in the world as they were taking place, seemingly only on TV for a lot of us. Also, comforting to hear that it's not all scary and bad and that they do get to have some fun as well. The personal stories of failures and the overcoming, the leadership, all of it. I highly recommend this book to all walks of life. I'll take with me from this book, so much appreciation for our service men and women, no matter your rank or position, you rock! Also, the right attitude to have professionally and in life no matter what happens.