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PUMP UP & KICK ASS WITH DICK MARCINKO

CDR Richard Marcinko
Over his thirty-year
naval career, Richard Marcinko worked his way from enlisted man to the rank of
captain. During his early years, Marcinko joined the UDTs (Underwater
Demolition
Teams), and served as a Navy SEAL during the war in Vietnam. While serving 2 tours in Vietnam, Marcinko
won the Silver Star, four bronze stars with combat V, two Navy Commendation
Medals, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Silver Star. Marcinko's SEAL
platoon became such an enemy killing force, that the Viet Cong posted a reward
of 50,000 piasters for his death.
Besides
serving as a Naval Attaché to Cambodia and later as Commanding Officer of SEAL
Team Two, Marcinko was the founder and first Commanding Officer of two of the
military's premier counter-terrorist units: SEAL Team Six and Red Cell. SEAL Team Six engaged in highly
classified counter terrorist missions in Africa, Central America, the Middle
East, the North Sea, and beyond.
While
commanding RED CELL, Marcinko
used his teams' expertise as Navy SEALs to test the Navy's anti-terrorist
capabilities. The result: RED CELL infiltrated supposedly impenetrable US
military bases, weapons storage areas, aircraft carriers, nuclear submarines,
and other "secure areas". As Red Cell penetrated bases and took
hostages, Marcinko's unit ran roughshod over would be defenders. Nothing was
immune to Red Cell's "terrorist attacks", not even the President's
jet, Air Force One.
Richard
Marcinko is recognized as one of the nation's most accomplished special operations
experts, with over 30 years experience in diplomacy, intelligence, counter-terrorism, and special
operations. His SEAL Team experiences are recounted in his autobiography, Rogue
Warrior and the subsequent Rogue Warrior fiction series, co-written with John
Weisman. Published by Simon and Schuster, Marcinko's books have made the New
York Times Best Seller list.
Today, Marcinko is CEO
of a security consulting firm, SOS
Temps Inc. He also heads Richard
Marcinko
Inc., a motivational training and team-building company. Through Eastern
Michigan University Marcinko provides graduate level presentation on topics
such as terrorism, security and the adaptation of Modern Technology. His
company provides quarterly SWAT training for federal and law enforcement
personnel nationwide. Marcinko frequently guests on live radio and appears on
television where he provides expertise on matters of foreign policy, special
operations and terrorism. Richard Marcinko is featured in the films “Red Cell The DVD”,
and “The
Tides of SPECWAR”.
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