Send Me

The True Story of a Mother at War

By: Marty Skovlund, Joe Kent

Narrated by: Joe Kent, Marty Skovlund

The extraordinary story of American special operator and trailblazer Shannon Kent, who hunted high value targets on classified missions in the most dangerous locales on earth while trying to balance her life as a wife and mother.

Of the 1.3 million active-duty service members in the US military, only a tiny fraction are selected as “operators.” Shannon Kent was one of the first women to serve at this level and was widely recognized as one of the best.

Shannon served as a Navy cryptologic technician, responsible for signals intelligence and electronic warfare, but her proficiency with language set her apart. She was assigned to a unit so secretive that its name can’t even be printed here, where she worked clandestinely to hunt the most wanted terrorists in the world.

Send Me is Shannon’s heroic life story, revealing the truth of both her work and the challenges she faced while trying to raise a family with her husband Joe, himself a Special Forces soldier. He and Shannon met in a war zone, their love forged during a special operations training course, their dedication spanning multiple combat deployments and the birth of their two boys.

It is the legacy of an extraordinary woman who rose to the apex of the military, working with the most elite forces in the world, lifting the veil from the life of a Special Forces family to share their duty, sacrifice, and humanity.

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2024 Joe Kent and Marty Skovlund (P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers

A must read!!!

Amazing book. Great story, incredible people. Bring tissues when reading. I’m glad she was on our side.

excellent

amazing story of a beautiful woman who was a patriot and a mother. glad to see she will not be forgotten.

A Stunning, Patriotic and Human story!

Shannon Kent was a giant among men. Her story is inspiring, grounding and extremely powerful.

That there are Americans like Shannon gives me faith in the future of this nation and this world.

If you finish this book with dry eyes, you weren’t paying attention to Shannon’s story.

Great book. Incredible woman

Great listen. Powerful woman. I encourage anyone with interest in military reading to give this a listen

Incredible Life

This was a well done way to honor a life cut short early. Shannon Kent was an incredibly smart, driven and successful service person, mom and wife. Learning more about her accomplishments and her service to this country was poignant knowing that she was no longer with us.

Inspiring and heartbreaking

Shannon Kent is an absolute phenomenon and I loved hearing more about her inspiring life!

Certified Badass

Shannon Kent: sailor, SOF linguist, polyglot, prospective PhD psychologist, and mother. May she Rest In Peace and hope that her dedication to service is an inspiration to all young women.

Patriot

Not one dislike in this listen. Would have liked a different ending, but this is the real world! Were it not for these for real patriots and heroes and their sacrifices, our lives would not be as rich! God bless them all!!

A must read story

We should all know not only about Shannon but Joe too. Both sacrifice their lives for our freedom. What a couple. God knows what their little boys will grow up to be with that gene pool. I hope schools make this book required reading.

The story about Shannon

Joe & Marty, thank you for sharing Shannon’s story with us. It was incredibly moving. After listening to the book I feel like I know her just a little bit and that makes her loss all the harder. I can’t even imagine what it’s like for you, her boys or her friends and family. She was a truly incredible woman and I can only hope her story is shared far and wide. I’ll do my best to share it with anyone who will listen. Shannon, thank you for everything you did for our country, even as a veteran myself I am in your debt. Rest in peace. Fair winds and following seas.