To our military men and women who put themselves in harm's way around the world so the rest of us don't have to. Especially MA3 Keith Danalewich, PFC Jason Burk, and from our own family, Specialist Kyle Elliott, and Sergeant Patrick Flory--who, as I write this, is serving his second tour of duty in Iraq. Also to all the families awaiting their loved ones' safe return home.

In memory of David Elijah Steele, another American hero who tragically died too young in the deadliest helicopter crash involving working forest firefighters in U.S. history.

And, as always, to Jay.

Somewhere in Afghanistan

The Afghan mountains had never been Tech Sergeant Dallas O'Hallaran's favorite part of the world, even before he'd had the bad luck to be on a Chinook shot down by an insurgent RPG not far from here.

Where he had every intention of getting her naked.