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Goodreads asked Tony Brooks:

How do you get inspired to write?

Tony Brooks It was really simple. I looked my two children and wife in the eyes and determined that I would never be able to tell them this story in person. It is a very difficult and awkward conversation for anyone. By writing it all down, my hope was that I could pass some history to may family--and give them a chance to know a little bit more about their father and husband.

I also had the men who were lost, and who participated in this recovery mission heavy on my heart. I wanted the world to know what happened on Sawtalo Sar in the summer of 2005.

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