The Terminal List
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To Larry Vickers, for your friendship, wisdom, unprecedented knowledge of firearms, and service to the nation.
To Tom Davin, one of the best business leaders of this generation. Thank you for always having time for me and never making it seem like a burden. You exemplify the warrior-guardian.
To George Kollitides, for your energy and enthusiasm in all that you do.
To Trig French, for inviting me to Camp Fire Club of America. It’s an honor to know you.
To Hoby Darling, a great leader and a better friend. Thank you for welcoming us into our new home and for your inspiration on the workout front. You are a machine!
To Andrew Kline, for not just reading the book but for all you do for my family. I am humbled beyond words. The difference you make in the lives of people you touch is astounding.
To Darren LaSorte, for an incredible omelet and unwavering loyalty. I think I’ll keep you around.
To Kevin O’Malley, Jimmy Klein, and Frank Lecrone, the best collection of friends a guy could ever have. We have more adventures to come!
To the Brothers of the Mystic Lodge, for your unwavering support. A better band of pirates would be impossible to find.
To Dom Raso, patriot, founder of Dynamis Alliance and the personification of brotherhood.
To Alec Wolf, Andrew Arrabito, and John Devine, for always being there.
To Eric Frohardt and Jeff Houston, warriors.
To Sean Haberberger, for being a great Teammate, in our platoons and out.
To Jon Dubin, my brother in arms. Thank you for what you do at the FBI and for including me in Lanai. Amazing!
To Pat McNamara, for your service, drive, energy, and expertise.
To Jocko Willink, for two incredible pre-deployment unit level training cycles.
To Josh and Audrey Waldron, for your early book review, great feedback, and friendship.
To Daniel and Karen Winkler, for your kindness, exceptional craftsmanship, and dedication to those at the tip of the spear. Your influence goes far beyond the blades.
To Angus McQueen, Revan McQueen, Katie McQueen, Tony Makris, Melanie Hill, Lacey Duffy, Carl Warner, Eric Van Horn, and Hayley Holmes. It has been an eventful year. Thank you for your support.
To Keith Walawender, Mike Biller, Matt Coufalik, Wally McLallen, and Nick Pontikes at Tomahawk Strategic Solutions. You have put together an incredible team!
To Dr. Rob Bray, surgeon extraordinaire, mentor, friend, and patriot. The country owes you a debt of gratitude, though I doubt your contributions will ever be declassified. Thank you for your guidance and support throughout the transition from Naval service. We think about your generosity every day—and thank you for a steady hand during my spine surgery.
To Rick and Esther Rosenfield, words can’t describe my feelings for you both—thank you for adopting me and my entire family—we couldn’t do this without you.
To Nick and Tina Cousoulis, for your love story.
To Clint and Heidi Smith at Thunder Ranch, for your support in all aspects of life and for always saying yes even before you know the question.
To James Jarrett, for teaching me to think logically while staying devoted to my principles, a debt I will never be able to repay. Thank you for your service and sacrifice to the country in the jungles of Vietnam and for paving the way for the current generation of special operations warriors. I am humbled and honored by your continued mentorship and guidance.
To Jim and Nancy Demetriades, for your brilliance, example, and kindness.
To Ross Perot, for what you do without recognition behind the scenes for our military and their families, and for what you did for mine.
To Wayne LaPierre, for your steadfast leadership in the face of unimaginable pressures. Thank you for standing strong and fighting for all of us. And to Pete Brownell, Richard Childress, Woody Phillips, Millie Hallow, Wayne Sheets, Scott Christman, Andrew Arulanandam, Joe Debergalis, Doug Hamlin, Jim Kohlmeyer, Amy Hunter, Chris Dewitt, Lisa Supernaugh, Deb Sargol, and everyone at the NRA for standing the line and for the tireless work you do in behalf of all Americans day in and day out. Thank you for fighting for our rights, and for giving those who fought for it a free country to come home to.
To Josh Powell, for your vision and determination.
To James Yeager, for your attitude, and for your early and enthusiastic support.
To Shane Mahoney, for your eloquence and passion in defense of wild places and the animals that inhabit them.
To Jeff Crane, Phil Hoon, PJ Carleton, and the staff at the Congressional Sportsman’s Foundation, for always including me—it’s my turn to help now.
To Hugh Wiley, Larry Keane, and everyone at the National Shooting Sports Foundation, for your leadership and for putting on SHOT Show, an event with no equal.
To Mac Minard at Montana Guides and Outfitters Association Big Hearts Under the Big Sky program, for all you do for veterans and their families.
To the staff at the Department of Defense Office of Prepublication and Review—you have a thankless task but your efforts are appreciated.
To Larry Ellison, for your inspiration, for showing us what is possible, always making us feel welcome and for reintroducing us to tennis and sailing—I still think George Marshall is the most influential General of the twentieth century, by the way.
To the Chicago Crew of Jimmy and Pam Linn, Danny Wolff, and Shelly Sorosky—I am looking forward to our next linkup.
To Jimmy Spithill, for reading an early version of the book and going through the sailing chapter—I hope I didn’t butcher it too bad.
To Jonny Sanchez, for sitting next to Brad at that fundraiser.
To Scott Grimes, for your example and friendship—my next book just might have that real estate protagonist.
To Greg Garrison, for loaning me your car . . . for a year.
To the Coronado Book and Beer Club, we may have finally found a book everyone will read.
To Becky Stein, for your early read of the prologue and for wanting to read more.
To D’Arcy Echols, for taking the time to read the book—you make one heck of a rifle.
To Roman Tsunder and Terry Hardy—thank you for PTTOW! You have created something truly special.
To Ben Bosanac, for your insights and support.
To Jon Hart, not many people can say they changed an industry. Well done, my friend. And to John Barklow at Sitka Gear. Thank you for your time in uniform and for spending all those years on Kodiak refining your skills and passing them on to the next generation of Frogmen. There are few, if any, better in the woods.
To Tim Fallon, Chip Beaman, Doug Prichard, Dave Knesek, and the instructors at FTW Ranch—I wish I’d had your levels of skill when I was behind the glass in Iraq.
To Craig Flynn, even though I am not sure you actually read the book. Thank you for your unwavering support and loyalty.
To Razor and Sylvia Dobbs, for opening your home and hearts to our family.
To everyone who read early copies of the manuscript and provided valuable feedback: Billy Birdzell, Spencer Bray, Mike Schoby, Ryan Rich, Jed Davis, Ross Seyfried, Ron Jensen, Brian Rosen, Melissa Petro, Alan Must, and both Jeff Johnstons. To Christopher Ball, for your aviation expertise. To Dr. Montoya, Dr. Bucolo, and Dr. Smalley, for helping us unravel the intricacies of beta-blockers and brain tumors. To Will Searcy, for your expertise in all things postmortem.
To Steve Magennis, for your extremely helpful update on Afghanistan and to all those that provided expertise in aviation, seamanship, communications, explosives, and ballistics. All errors are mine alone.
To Derek Anderson and Pete Osyf at Winston and Strawn for shepherding me through the DOD review process, and Brad Bondi, Brock Bosson, Michael Wheatley, and Danny Stemp at Cahill Gordon and Reindel, for your support on the business side of things.
To Evan West, Sean Parnell, and the Branding Freedom team for your creativity and expertise in what was completely uncharted territory. Thank you.
To Michael Davidso
n, Adnan Kifayat, and the entire Gen Next team, you are doing amazing things for the future of our country—count me in! Your leadership and expertise in countering violent extremism is inspiring. Big problems require bold leadership and innovative solutions, so I encourage readers to learn more about the Gen Next Foundation. Their global security portfolio includes the Against Violent Extremism network—the first and only network of former violent extremists to thwart recruitment and radicalization—and the Redirect Method—an anti-extremist advertising campaign that redirects individuals to compelling counter-narrative content. Together, they are the only private sector led solutions to combat the ideology of violent extremism. I support the organization and encourage others to get involved as well, because our security depends on innovation and leadership.
To those at the SEAL Family Foundation, Special Forces Charitable Trust, All Eagles Oscar, The National Ability Center, Special Operations Warrior Foundation, The Honor Foundation, and all organizations working tirelessly in support of our warriors and their families. To The Brain Treatment Center, for their commitment and assistance treating war fighters struggling with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder after serving in the longest sustained combat operations in our nation’s history. And to those at Valor for Life and DISC Sport and Spine Center, for providing veterans with no-cost surgical spine care and best practices in the treatment of PTSD.
To David and Nancy, for raising such an amazing daughter.
To my mom, Caroline, for reading what I know is not “her type of book” but suffering through it and providing incredible feedback—thank you for introducing me to a lifelong love of reading—your days of correcting my papers apparently did not end when I left for college. To my dad, George, for reading what is most definitely “his kind of book” and guiding me through the waters around Fishers. To my brother, Roger, a professor of music composition, for helping with the music selection, and my sister, Emily, and her husband, Scott, for their encouragement after reading an early version of the prologue.
To Brigadier General and Mrs. Kenneth Strong, in whose Hill House this book was written and to whom I will always be indebted.
To Emily Wood, for putting up with this venture and opening your home to me. Thank you.
Most of all, for my beautiful wife, Faith—thank you for believing in me. I am more in awe of you each and every day. And to our three children—thank you for showing me what is truly important.
And finally, to the other half of this writing team, Keith Wood—without you I’d still be pecking away at the keyboard, trying to figure out how to start the book. Your skill with the written word brought this story to life. I hope I carried my share of the ruck. Here’s to many more.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
JACK CARR is a former Navy SEAL sniper and current writer. He lives with his wife and three children in Park City, Utah. This is his first novel.
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Title: The terminal list : a thriller / Jack Carr.
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