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Char Fontan Westfall poses with a memorial of her late husband Jacques Fontan, at her home Thursday, June 25, 2020, in St. Johns, Fla. Fontan was a Navy SEAL who died with 15 other elite U.S. service members when their helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan during Operation Red Wings 15 years ago. Char wrote a book about her story with Jacque titled “A Beautiful Tragedy: A Navy SEAL Widow’s Permission to Grieve and Recipe for Hope,” from Ballast Books coming out in August. (Will Dickey/The Florida Times-Union via AP)

Char Fontan Westfall poses with a memorial of her late husband Jacques Fontan, at her home Thursday, June 25, 2020, in St. Johns, Fla. Fontan was a Navy SEAL who died with 15 other elite U.S. service members when their helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan during Operation Red Wings 15 years ago. Char wrote a book about her story with Jacque titled “A Beautiful Tragedy: A Navy SEAL Widow’s Permission to Grieve and Recipe for Hope,” from Ballast Books coming out in August. (Will Dickey/The Florida Times-Union via AP)

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