Opinion

In praise of the Navy SEALs team

Posted May 27, 2011 5:00 am

Can you imagine being a member of the SEALs Team Six? You have been given your orders and you have never been more ready. You have earned your status as the best of the best defenders of our nation. You have your orders that have filtered their way down from the president. You do not question because you believe and have respect for the chain of command.

You train even more for the specifics of your assignment. You are an elite soldier, and you are honor bound to do your best for your country, the USA. You and your team complete your assignment, and afterward the stateside papers have all the questions. Was the target armed? Was there significant resistance? What about retaliation?

I believe they got ’er done. I would want that Navy SEALs team to know that America feels that way. I do! I tremble at the prospect of losing faith in those who have earned it.

Bruce Hendricks

U.S. Naval Reserve, retired

Bartlett

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