EVEN THE INTRODUCTION CAPTURED MY HEART AND MY INTEREST. AS I CONTINUED THROUGH THE BOOK, I SHARED LAUGHTER, TEARS, ANGUISH, AND A WONDERFUL, UPLIFTING FEELING OF VICTORY AT THE END. AS A FORMER U.S. INFANTRY OFFICER OF WW II, I HAD NO NEGATIVE ATTITUDE TOWARD NANCY...OR ANY WOMAN WHO CAN CUT IT! I STILL OBJECT STRONGLY TO WOMEN IN ACTIVE COMBAT, HOWEVER...FOR OBVIOUS REASONS WHICH ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN THERE CAN FIGURE OUT.