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He won a National Merit Scholarship and attended Yale University, where he was a member of Jonathan Edwards College and Beta Theta Pi, [7] and played as wing forward in the rugby team. [8] During his time at Yale, Marlantes trained in the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class. [9] He was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship at University College, Oxford. [10]
He was chosen as one of the first SEALs, becoming chief of the boat of newly created SEAL Team TWO in 1962. Starting in 1968 and 1970, Boesch completed two combat deployments during the Vietnam War, where he earned the Bronze Star for heroic action. During that time and later, Boesch set physical and operational standards at SEAL Team TWO.
South Vietnam July 12, 1965 Scout team leader Bryan W. Compton Jr. Navy Commander Hanoi, North Vietnam August 21, 1967 Strike leader Fred J. Cone Marine Corps Major North Vietnam October 25, 1967 A6A Intruder pilot Milton W. Confer Navy Engineman First Class South Vietnam February 13, 1970 PBR Richard F. Conklin Marine Corps Corporal
Thomas Rolland Norris (born January 14, 1944) is a retired United States Navy SEAL and Distinguished Eagle Scout, who received the Medal of Honor for his ground rescue with the assistance of Petty Officer Third Class Nguyen Van Kiet of two downed aircrew members in Quảng Trị province during the Vietnam War on April 10–13, 1972.
First commanding officer of SEAL Team Two (1962), considered godfather of all SEALs. Rudy Boesch – Founding member of SEAL Team Two in 1962 and Vietnam War veteran. He was a competitor in the TV reality shows Survivor and Survivor: All-Stars, and host of the reality series Combat Missions. Former "Bullfrog" or longest-serving active-duty SEAL ...
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, Goines was selected to be one of the first to go to Cuba, but the invasion was eventually scrapped. Goines served three tours in the Vietnam War with SEAL Team TWO, deploying twice with 14-man platoons, and once leading a Vietnamese unit. He was fluent in English, French and Spanish, but found it hard to learn ...
Robert Russell Garwood [1] (born April 1, 1946) is a former United States Marine.Often cited as the last verified American prisoner of war (POW) from the Vietnam War, Garwood was captured on September 28, 1965 by Việt Cộng forces near Da Nang, Quang Nam Province.
As a youth, he was a selected member of the United States Olympic swim team for the 1940 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, [4] but the 1940 games were canceled due to the outbreak of World War II. Lyon graduated from Yale University in 1944 and that year he was captain of the Yale Bulldogs swimming and diving team with a season record of 10-0.