And you till trump of doomsday

On lands of morn may lie,

And make the hearts of comrades

Be heavy where you die.

—A. E. Housman, A Shropshire Lad

This book is dedicated to the seven U.S. servicemen who died at
Takur Ghar:
SPC Marc Anderson, MSgt John Chapman, CPL Matthew Commons, SGT Bradley Crose, SrA Jason Cunningham, PO1 Neil Roberts, and SGT Philip Svitak