I would also like to thank my former squad supervisors-John Louden, Tom Dowd, Mike Thompson, Henry James Sweeney, Mike Carbonell, and John Kitzinger.
Rick Horgan and Julian Pavia, my editors at Crown, are true gentlemen and made many insightful edits and excellent suggestions.Īt the FBI, I owe a special debt of gratitude to Linda Vizi for her help and counsel throughout the years. My agent, Larry Weissman, and his partner, Sascha Alper, who believed in me and the project from the beginning, were instrumental in seeing it through. His wife, Catherine Dunn Shiffman, worked diligently to ensure that we stayed on course and kept the book accessible.
It was my pleasure to help him fulfill a dream. He is brilliant and I think this will be the start of a long and successful book-writing career for him. First and foremost is John Shiffman, my cowriter. This book would not have been possible without the help of many individuals. Goodhand Jr., and his wife, Susan-who stood by me during the bad times as well as the good. Thanks also to Donna’s family-her mother, Geraldine, and father, William T. Wittman and his wife, Robin and my uncle Jack Wittman and his wife, Doris, taught me to aim high and encouraged me to pursue my ambitions. My parents, Robert and Yachiyo Wittman my brother, William D. I am proud to say they are all better people than me. They have taught me many things, not the least of which is the importance of staying focused to devotion to a cause, and to family. My three children-mature, quiet, and studious Kevin boisterous, outgoing, and sure-of-himself Jeffrey intelligent, beautiful, apple of my eye Kristin-have been a grand source of inspiration. Thank you, my love, for choosing and believing in me for all of these years. Without her, the stories in this book and the lines of my life could not have been written. She has led when I followed, given me her strength when I was weak, and carried me when I couldn’t walk, through trial and tribute. SINCE WE OPENED EVERY CHAPTER WITH A DATE, IT makes sense to begin the acknowledgments with the most important date in my life-the day I met my wife, Donna, the person without whom I would not be the man I am today.
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