[First_Salute]

I know a guy who was an MP, assigned with a S.E.A.L. platoon. He trained hard, then, and he still trains hard. Only once, has he ever mentioned anything about his experience, and when he did, he said he was only assigned to a S.E.A.L. platoon, that he, himself, was not a S.E.A.L.

Yet, though only 5' 7.5" tall, he is one, tough, fellow. Still iron. A human bullet. Crisp. His RADAR is always ON.

I knew a guy who was a S.E.A.L. in Vietnam, back in 1974. He was 25 years old, then, and his hair had turned silver. All he ever offered, was that he had been a S.E.A.L. He had lived a long life, in a very, very short time, in my view, and all he wanted was to get some peace, stateside, and a normal life.

In middle school, we had a teacher who had been Special Forces, 1963 - 1964, in Vietnam. He returned with various momentos and some information that was news to many of us; the war not yet being a day to day thing on TV.

Then there were, and still are some of, the quiet men, who dared and did much, that the current military minds in charge, would do well to study, because many of the old lessons apply, now.

[snopercod]

All I "know" about being a S.E.A.L is from that documentary on TV. BUDS training, or something...

[A Navy Vet]

Just to pick nits - it's not S.E.A.L. It's SEAL, which stands for Sea-Air-Land. I suppose you could punctuate it SE.A.L. Contrary to popular belief, those who pass Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training have not yet earned their Trident (SEAL) insignia. There is further training, including jump school, and a 6 month probationary period while attached to a SEAL Team.