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"The old battle tactics were useless for the soldiers in Vietnam, fighting a guerrilla war on foreign soil for the first time in American history. With the depth and honesty of ""Steel My Soldiers' Hearts"", ""Seal Warrior"" sheds light on the operations of the SEAL Teams in Vietnam, and how the SEALs laid the foundation for modern guerrilla warfare in use today. It also documents how one young American survived, fought, and grew to honor and trust many who once had been his enemy. With America again involved in guerrilla warfare, ""Seal Warrior"" honors the unique abilities, understanding, courage, and insight of these warriors who hope and fight for nothing less than peace."

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<p>Praise for Thomas H. Keith, Master Chief, SEAL Team 2, USN (Ret.) <br>&#8220;Tom Keith was, in a phrase, a phenomenon of understatement and overachievement. He was the &#8216;go-to guy&#8217; within the East Coast SEAL community, and he continues to be &#8216;gone to&#8217; wherever he hangs his hat or docks his boat. Tom Keith is the man I wish I were.&#8221; --Larry Bailey, Captain, USN (Ret.) <br>&#8220;It is a very special breed that can work and function effectively in the most dangerous environments on the planet. Three tours in Vietnam and many other locations around the globe, including Afghanistan and Iraq, and being held in the highest esteem by the guys that were his brothers in arms more than qualifies him as a national hero. It is my privilege to call Tom Keith my friend.&#8221; --Steve Schwarzer, master bladesmith <br>&#8220;From his first day in training until his retirement, Tom Keith always put the team first. As a warrior there were a few men that were his equal, b

<p>Praise for Thomas H. Keith, Master Chief, SEAL Team 2, USN (Ret.) <br> Tom Keith was, in a phrase, a phenomenon of understatement and overachievement. He was the 'go-to guy' within the East Coast SEAL community, and he continues to be 'gone to' wherever he hangs his hat or docks his boat. Tom Keith is the man I wish I were. --Larry Bailey, Captain, USN (Ret.) <br> It is a very special breed that can work and function effectively in the most dangerous environments on the planet. Three tours in Vietnam and many other locations around the globe, including Afghanistan and Iraq, and being held in the highest esteem by the guys that were his brothers in arms more than qualifies him as a national hero. It is my privilege to call Tom Keith my friend. --Steve Schwarzer, master bladesmith <br> From his first day in training until his retirement, Tom Keith always put the team first. As a warrior there were a few men that were his equal, but none that worked harder. Tom always let hi

An unsentimental personal account of the Vietnam War.With the assistance of magazine writer Riebling, retired SEAL master chief Keith chronicles a tale that's oddly refreshing in its clear-eyed bluntness. The author and his tough-as-nails team had jobs to do, he writes, carrying out missions protecting friendly villages from Viet Cong attacks; they simply did not have time to let the brutal surroundings affect them. The narrative opens with the SEALs surrounded by explosions and tracer fire as they wait to be extracted by helicopter. Keith was not consumed by fear, as most people would be. Instead, he reflected on how the red tracer fire was as beautiful as any Fourth of July fireworks display and how lucky he felt to be doing a job he loved. The son of a Navy chief and the grandson of two Army veterans, from an early age Keith dreamed of entering the military, and his determination and skill led him to the elite Navy SEALs. There's little doubt that he was born to be a soldier, as his hard-nosed, complete-the-mission training comes through on every page of this memoir. When one of his soldiers died, he took lessons from the circumstances of the death rather than spend precious time mourning or dwelling on the life-or-death scenarios he faced on a daily basis. Keith's prose leans toward Mickey Spillane - like hypermasculinity - he describes a beautiful woman as having hit the jackpot on the genetic wheel of fortune - and the author dwells on technical aspects of weaponry to the point of distraction. Nonetheless, he provides a tough, unphilosophical account of the job of war.A direct, dispassionate memoir by one of the Navy's most highly decorated soldiers. (Kirkus Reviews)

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THOMAS H. KEITH retired as a Command Master Chief with thirty-one years service in the U.S. Navy, twenty-nine years with the U.S. Navy's Underwater Demolition Teams and SEAL Team 2. During his three tours of duty in the Republic of Vietnam with SEAL Team 2, he received two Purple Hearts, three Bronze Stars with combat V for valor, two Navy Commendation medals with combat V for valor, one Navy Achievement medal with combat V for valor, two Presidential Unit Citations, and two Navy Unit Citations among his many awards. He devoted twenty-nine years of service to Naval Special Warfare and is still involved in active special operations in Iraq and Afghanistan as a civilian contractor. J. TERRY RIEBLING has been writing technical articles for major firearms magazines and journals for thirty years. He is the winner of the Erskine Caldwell Award for Short Fiction and has been twice nominated for the Pushcart Prize.

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