A book written by a emergency room physician to honor his deceased son will also benefit the Navy Seal Foundation.

According to a news release from SSM Health St. Francis, Dr. Thomas Carter, who works in the ER at the hospital recently wrote a book to honor his son, a Navy SEAL.

Badger: What He Died For: In Memory of SEAL Mark T. Carter, SOC, is about Mark T. Carter, who was a member of the Naval Special Warfare Development Group headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

According to badgerthebook.com, Mark’s childhood dream was to be a Navy SEAL, a dream he saw become a reality.

“It is my hope that readers will appreciate and understand more fully the American Values which Mark represented and died for,” Dr. Carter said. “and more fully incorporate them into their own lives.”

The hospital said, Dr. Carter has served as emergency room physician at St. Francis for four years. He and his wife raised four sons and three daughters. He intends for his portion of the proceeds from the book to go to the Navy SEAL Foundation.

The book can be purchased online from Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Dorrance Publishing or by calling Dorrance Publishing at 1-800-788-7654.