Among Heroes: A U.S. Navy SEAL's True Story of Friendship, Heroism, and the Ultimate Sacrifice PDF
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NAL Caliber Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Group (USA) LLC, 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 USA | Canada | UK | Ireland | Australia | New Zealand | India | South Africa | China penguin.com A Penguin Random House Company First published by NAL Caliber, an imprint of New American Library, a division of Penguin Group (USA) LLC First Printing, May 2015 Copyright © Brandon Webb and Allegro Productions, 2015 Penguin supports copyright. Copyright fuels creativity, encourages diverse voices, promotes free speech, and creates a vibrant culture. Thank you for buying an authorized edition of this book and for complying with copyright laws by not reproducing, scanning, or distributing any part of it in any form without permission. You are supporting writers and allowing Penguin to continue to publish books for every reader. NAL CALIBER and the “C” logo are trademarks of Penguin Group (USA) LLC. Webb, Brandon. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA: Among heroes: a U.S. Navy SEAL’s true story of friendship, heroism, and the ultimate sacrifice/Brandon Webb with John David Mann. p. cm. ISBN 978-0-69819589-9 1. United States. Navy. SEALs—Biography. 2. Special operations (Military science)—United States— History—21st century. I. Mann, John David. II. Title. III. Title: a U.S. Navy SEAL’s true story of friendship, heroism, and the ultimate sacrifice. VG87.W428 2015 359.0092'273—dc23 2014032399 PUBLISHER’S NOTE Penguin is committed to publishing works of quality and integrity. In that spirit, we are proud to offer this book to our readers; however, the story, the experiences, and the words are the author’s alone. Version_1 To the families In thinking back on the days of Easy Company, I’m treasuring my remark to a grandson who asked, “Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?” “No,” I answered, “but I served in a company of heroes.” —Mike Ranney, in Band of Brothers, by Stephen E. Ambrose AUTHOR’S NOTE All the events in this book are true and are described herein to the best of my recollection. The names of the heroes in this book are real; however, some connected names have been changed to protect the identities of people incidental to these stories and of friends who are still in active duty. I have at all times sought to avoid disclosing particular methods and other sensitive mission-related information, and this book was submitted to the Department of Defense for a full review prior to publication. As much as possible, stories of my friends and their exploits have been compiled in full collaboration and partnership with family members. CONTENTS TITLE PAGE COPYRIGHT DEDICATION EPIGRAPH AUTHOR’S NOTE INTRODUCTION 1 SUPERHERO: MIKE BEARDEN 2 DAREDEVIL: DAVE SCOTT 3 QUIET PROFESSIONAL: MATT AXELSON 4 VISIONARY: JOHN ZINN 5 ROUGH MEN STANDING BY: CHRIS CAMPBELL, HEATH ROBINSON, AND JT TUMILSON 6 EVERYONE’S BEST FRIEND: GLEN DOHERTY CONCLUSION AFTERWORD: THE RED CIRCLE FOUNDATION PHOTOGRAPHS GRATITUDE INTRODUCTION
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