As the daughter of a retired Army veteran who did two tours of Korea and one of Vietnam, and the older sister of an active duty Lieutenant Colonal, you’d be hard-pressed to find someone more patriotic than I am. Maybe it’s the reason I love the image below so much.

This is Zach C, an American soldier stationed in Korea. I’ve known Zach for many years, as he was a high school friend of my daughter’s. Somehow, though, seeing this young man dressed in his Military issue uniform and holding my book brought tears to my eyes!

Sure, it’s cool to see my book has travelled to another country, but even more impressive than that is to see a young man I’ve known since he was a kid, all grown up and defending our country. It makes my heart ache with pride.

So today I ask this: if you know…