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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458181703321

Autore

Williams Gary

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Annapolis, Md., : Naval Institute Press, c2010

ISBN

1-282-99090-X

9786612990908

1-61251-006-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Disciplina

958.104/7

B

Soggetti

Operation Red Wings, 2005

Medal of Honor

Heroes - United States

Courage - Afghanistan

Afghan War, 2001-

Afghan War, 2001- - Casualties - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

Lt. Michael Patrick Murphy, commander of Navy SEAL Team 10, posthumously received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroic actions on 28 June 2005 during a fierce battle with Taliban fighters in



the remote mountains of eastern Afghanistan. Michael was the first recipient of the nation's highest military honor as a result of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan. He was also the first naval officer to earn the medal since the Vietnam War, and the first SEAL to be honored posthumously. A young man of great character, he is the subject of Naval Special Warfare courses on leadership, and an