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William harry mcraven born november 6, 1955 is a retired united states navy fourstar. My life in special operations hardcover quail ridge. May 26, 2014 admiral william mcraven, whose 36year career as a navy seal has been shrouded in secrecy, made a rare appearance in public to deliver the commencement address at the university of texas and revealed his 10 life lessons he learned from his basic seal training. At a recent speech in qatar, investigative journalist seymour hersh indicted the knights of malta for being antimuslim. As commander of joint special operations command jsoc. Mcraven discussed 10 leadership and life principles which would help those graduates to change their livesand maybe the world. Special operations command, gave a commencement address last week that.
Mcraven returned to his alma mater to give seniors 10 lessons from basic seal training when he spoke at the schools 2014 commencement. The book is a collection of case studies of special operations conducted by various internation militaries from the german attack on ebem emael in 1940 to the israeli raid on entebbe in 1976. Goalcast is an inspiring community for achievers dedicated to helping you improve all aspects of your life. What it takes is a podcast of conversations with wellknown people in almost every field. Upon graduation from ut in 1977, mcraven married his college sweetheart, georgeann brady, signed up for navy seal training and deployed to the philippines. An inspiring and powerful 20minute commencement speech by naval admiral william h. May 05, 2011 after years in the shadows of clandestine war, vice adm. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the us or. Mcraven has become famous for preparing the elite navy seal team that took out osama bin laden last sunday. A navy seal commander told students to make their beds in.
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