{"id":121080,"date":"2021-12-27T11:34:29","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T16:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=121080"},"modified":"2021-12-27T11:34:29","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T16:34:29","slug":"richard-marcinko-passes-away-at-81","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=121080","title":{"rendered":"Richard Marcinko passes away at 81"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Richard Marcinko, 81, passed away this past Christmas. (Rogue Warrior\/Richard Marcinko\/Facebook)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Facebook page, for the Navy Seal Museum, announced the passing of Richard “Dick” Marcinko, at 81. His service included actions against the enemy in Vietnam, as well as standing up and leading “SEAL Team Six.” He retired from the Navy and continued contributing to society through his books and security firm.<\/p>\n

From the military Times:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Marcinko led the SEAL team in what has become known as the Navy’s most successful SEAL operation during the Vietnam War: the May 1967 assault on Ilo Ilo Han. Marcinko and his men killed many Viet Cong and destroyed six of their sampans, according to the Navy SEAL Museum. Marcinko deployed a second time with SEAL Team Two during the Vietnam War. His platoon assisted Army Special Forces during the Tet Offensive.<\/p>\n

He was one of two Navy representatives on a task force to help free American hostages during the Iran hostage crisis in 1979. After the tragedy, the Navy tasked Marcinko with designing and developing a dedicated counterterrorist team.<\/p>\n

Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Thomas B. Hayward selected Marcinko as the first commanding officer of the unit. At the time, the Navy had two SEAL teams. According to the Navy SEAL museum, Marcinko named the unit “SEAL Team Six” to make other nations believe there were additional SEAL teams. He also hand-picked members from across existing SEAL teams and Underwater Demolition Teams. Marcinko led SEAL Team Six for three years.
\n“The SEALs who knew Dick Marcinko will remember him as imaginative and bold, a warrior at heart,” retired Navy SEAL Adm. Eric Olson, who commanded U.S. Special Operations Command from July, 2007 to August, 2011, told Navy Times. “He was a spirited rogue for sure, but we are better off for his unconventional service.”<\/p>\n

William McRaven, the retired Navy SEAL admiral who oversaw the raid that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and followed Olson as SOCOM commander, was once relieved of command by Marcinko over a clash in leadership styles, according to a biography.<\/p>\n

“Dick Marcinko was one of the more colorful characters in Naval Special Warfare history,” McRaven told Navy Times. “While we had some disagreements when I was a young officer, I always respected his boldness, his ingenuity and his unrelenting drive for success. I hope he will be remembered for his numerous contributions to the SEAL community.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The military Times has more on this news<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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