“My Special Force is the heartbreaking but inspiring memoir of a young widow and the Green Beret soldier whose love for her defied geography and time.
A modern day tale of love and war, My Special Force is the true story of a military widow’s relationship with her beloved husband and the lifelong impact he made on those around him. Weaving together the letters they wrote to each other while he was stationed in Iraq with her own story, Heather, now a single mother, tells the story of Ryan Means, whose zest for life, bravery, and indomitable spirit changed her forever.
After losing his best friend in the September 11th tragedy, 30 year-old Ryan leaves his old life in New York behind to join up with the Special Forces where he meets Heather while in training. Over multiple deployments, through two lonely pregnancies, Heather must summon unthinkable reserves of strength when Ryan is given 30 days to live after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer just weeks before the birth of his second child. In this universal story of patriotism, courage and what it means to truly be changed by the person you love, we get the devastating yet inspiring story of one single mother’s remembrance of what it means to have known and loved a warrior.”
