It was written to help his children know their mother, Shannon, who was tragically killed in combat, and to tell her story to the world, emphasizing her service and the experiences of women in the military.
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This is the story of war and Shannon's share of our generations long war. It's the story of our family, but above all else, it's the story of Shannon's love, her love for our family, our nation, her brothers and sisters in the fight.
It was twofold when Shannon was killed, our sons were one and three, so they were really young. They never got a chance to really know their mother, so I wanted them to have something that when they got old enough, they could kind of take in on their own.
Shannon would always say to me, 'Look, I've been doing this for a long time, but because women aren't usually in this line of work, it's really hard for me to explain to people what I do.'
She hadn't gotten the credit that she deserved, and I wanted to make sure that the whole world knew her story, and by telling her story we're also telling the story of a lot of other women who fought alongside of us in the global war on terror.
Pretty much anywhere you buy books, 'Send Me' is the title. If you search 'Send Me' or Shannon Kent, it'll come up. You can grab it on Amazon, it's in Barnes and Nobles, all the big bookstores.