SEAL of honor

Williams, Gary.

SEAL of honor Operation Red Wings and the life of Lt. Michael P. Murphy, USN / [electronic resource] : Gary Williams. - Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, c2010. - xx, 216 p., [16] p. of plates : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-209) and index.

The knock on the door -- Vigil for the valiant -- Funeral for the fallen -- Seeds of greatness -- "The protector" -- Prep schools for SEALs -- Officer Candidate School -- BUD/S : the price of admission -- Agoge : earning the Trident -- Warrior community and structure -- Deployment work-up -- Operation Enduring Freedom -- Afghanistan, home of al-Qaeda -- When character met circumstance : Operation Red Wings -- Rescue mission -- Answering the call -- No one left behind -- In the presence of warriors -- Memorials to a hero -- Of service and sacrifice -- Growing legacy -- Postscript -- Appendix: Naval special warfare community support groups.


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2013.
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Murphy, Michael Patrick, 1976-2005.
Murphy, Michael Patrick, 1976-2005 --Military leadership.


United States. Navy. SEALs --Officers--Biography.


Operation Red Wings, 2005.
Medal of Honor--Biography.
Heroes--United States--Biography.
Courage--Afghanistan--Case studies.
Afghan War, 2001---Biography.
Afghan War, 2001---Casualties--United States.


Electronic books.

DS371.4123.O66 / W55 2010eb

958.104/7 B