Extraordinary Admiration
As a retired Navy Captain, and 2-time Casualty Assistance Calls Officer, I read this book in continual head-nodding agreement, and with extraordinary admiration for the authors. There is enough useful information in this slim volume that any Naval officer, any Navy leader, will be remiss if they do not, at least, skim the material. Being aware of this book will make life much easier if/when tragedy does strike.
The diction and grammar make for easy reading, but the content (the real, life stuff not covered in procedural manuals or instruction) requires reflection and study. This information is not available anywhere else; every wardroom, Chief’s Mess, and Chaplain need a copy, and it should be provided to every family enduring the loss of a sailor or Marine.
This book is a force-multiplier.
William H. Johnson (Capt, USN (Ret.)
Echo...
It takes a long time for your heart to accept what your head has been told.
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