Taylor Baldwin Kiland has written or ghostwritten 18 books, including two other books about our nation’s POWs. A former naval officer, and the third generation in her family to serve in the Navy, Taylor was raised in Coronado, California, and Alexandria, Virginia, where she grew up with many of the Vietnam POW and MIA families.

Judy Silverstein Gray, a former Tampa Tribune reporter, has published five books on military topics for young readers. A retired chief petty officer in the Coast Guard Reserves, she has worked for nearly three decades in public relations and disaster preparedness and response. Currently, she teaches public health communication and marketing to graduate students. Captivated by the power of storytelling, she enjoys crafting narratives about unlikely trailblazers.