KETCHUM — When terrorists slammed two planes into the Twin Towers, Stephanie Freid-Perenchio’s thoughts flashed back to a dinner party a year earlier where she had been seated next to Vice Admiral Robert S. Harward, deputy commander of the U.S. Joint Forces.
“I had met a number of Navy SEALs because of our acquaintance, and I began wondering: If it was my husband or a good friend, how would I feel about them leaving to fight in a place like Afghanistan?” she said.