Richard Marcinko


A brilliant virtuoso of violence, Richard Marcinko rose through the Navy
ranks to create and command one of America's most elite and classified
counterterrorist units, Seal Team Six. Then Marcinko was given orders to create
Red Cell, a team of the best counterterrorists, whose job was to check the
security of the military's top installations. Richard Marcinko was the ultimate
rogue warrior.

First, born Thanksgiving Day, 1940, Marcinko was from a poor, broken
home. He was always very independent, having a paper route at five and cutting
school classes regularly. At the age of fifteen, he got a job at a local
restaurant. At the age of seventeen, he quit school and joined the Navy. After
two years as a teletype clerk, he convinced his Commanding Officer to send him
to UDT, Underwater Demolition Team, training.

Later, in June 1966, he joined Seal Team Two and went to Vietnam. He
served two tours there and came back a decorated war hero. After his return to......

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