Setting aside your love or hate feelings for Karl Rove for a moment, his article in WSJ.com titled “Hunting With Seals” is something special. He talked about a recent hunting trip with former Navy Seals – – men who he describes could be mistaken for anyone down the street. I encourage you to read the entire article to capture the full essence of the story. Here are some key excerpts:
“They are extraordinary. Among them, they had a Navy Cross, four Silver Stars, 26 Bronze Stars for valor and four Purple Hearts. These were Navy SEALs with a combined 150 years of service and more than 67 overseas deployments in the war against terror.”
“A SEAL no longer on active duty spoke to the group about his last mission, which took place in 2007. Seven days before his deployment in Iraq’s Anbar province was to end, his unit received intelligence about the presence of 16 to 20 al Qaeda combatants in a remote compound. In the dark of night, helicopters dropped his SEAL team and Iraqi scouts 3.5 kilometers from their target. After surrounding the building, they assaulted it by blowing the main door.”
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