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Author:

Williams, Gary.

Title:

SEAL of honor : Operation Red Wings and the life of Lt. Michael P. Murphy, USN / Gary Williams.

Publisher:

Naval Institute Press,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

xx, 216 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Murphy, Michael Patrick,--1976-2005.
Operation Red Wings, 2005.
United States.--SEALs--SEALs--Biography.--Biography.
Medal of Honor--Biography.
Heroes--Biography.
Afghan War, 2001---Biography.
Afghan War, 2001---Casualties.

Notes:

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

Contents:

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.

ISBN:

1591149576 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9781591149576 (hbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)457161596

LCCN:

2010009801

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