Cover Image

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

Main Author: Williams, Gary.
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, c2010.
Subjects:
Murphy, Michael Patrick, > 1976-2005.
Murphy, Michael Patrick, > 1976-2005 > Military leadership.
Operation Red Wings, 2005.
Medal of Honor
Heroes > United States
Courage > Afghanistan
Afghan War, 2001-
Afghan War, 2001- > Casualties > United States.
Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10440224
Table of 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.

Similar Items