First SEALs: The Untold Story of the Forging of America's Most Elite Unit by Patrick K. O'Donnell

Author:Patrick K. O'Donnell [O'Donnell, Patrick K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: 20th Century, History, Military, Special Forces, United States, World War II
ISBN: 9780306821738
Google: OetJDgAAQBAJ
Amazon: B06XCYFFG4
Publisher: Hachette
Published: 2014-10-28T03:00:00+00:00

MANY OF THE MU operatives thrived on the dangerous missions. Walter Mess summed up the feelings of many operatives when he explained, “You are not alive, unless you are living on the edge. And living on the edge like these swimmers and the rest of those men, you are alive. I mean you are alive.” He added, “I think that was the most fun I had in my life.”

*It’s probable that the Navy took away the equipment after Choate, citing equipment failures and a lack of training, refused to go on a reconnaissance mission that the Navy had ordered UDT 10 to undertake. OSS’s MU chief in Washington disagreed with Choate’s assessment and said that the men were trained for exactly that type of recon mission. The incident went all the way up the chain of command to Donovan and almost led to Choate’s removal.

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