Richard Marcinko, Vietnam War veteran and first commander of Seal Team Six, died on Christmas. He was 81. (Photo courtesy Rogue Warrior Richard Marcinko Facebook page).
Navy Times: Richard Marcinko, first commanding officer of SEAL Team Six, dies
Retired Navy SEAL and the first commanding officer of SEAL Team Six, Richard “Dick” Marcinko, has died, according to a post on the Navy Seal Museum’s Facebook page.
He was 81. Marcinko led the SEAL team in what has become known as the Navy’s most successful SEAL operation during the Vietnam War: the May 1967 assault on Ilo Ilo Han.
Marcinko and his men killed many Viet Cong and destroyed six of their sampans, according to the Navy SEAL Museum.
Marcinko deployed a second time with SEAL Team Two during the Vietnam War. His platoon assisted Army Special Forces during the Tet Offensive.
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WNU Editor: His Wikipedia page reveals an interesting life (link here).
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I remember him.
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