![]() ![]() This role comes out in the book, at times it reads like a manual - it even includes a glossary. If you have been there, or want to be there, you will find this account fascinating.Īlthough he gives little information about it, for most of his 30-year career Keith served as an expert trainer in this type of warfare. On his way to becoming one of the most highly decorated sailors in the Navy, Keith lived the testosterone-driven life of a warrior in Vietnam - fighting all day - and sometimes all night: "darkness was our friend"- and living it up on his off-duty time.įrom the very first "op" (operation), Keith tells his story in minute detail, taking the reader with him to a place where all the women are beautiful, the men are extraordinarily brave, the boats are fast, the stinking swamps are deadly, the bugs are vicious and the enemy is relentless. He volunteered for the SEALs and was sent to Vietnam for the first of three tours. Six months later, he was one of the elite few who graduated. He was accepted, with the help of his father's friends, and was sent to the infamous training "school" at Little Creek, Va. ![]() ![]() ![]() He wanted to become a member of the underwater demolition team. Keith who credits actor Richard Widmark and the movie "Frogman" as his inspiration, joined the Navy right out of high school. The Viet Cong guerillas operating in the myriad waterways, swamps and jungles of the Mekong River Delta were a formidable force, and it took a unique soldier to combat it. military became enmeshed in fighting an unfamiliar and different kind of war. clandestine, high-impact missions." The name comes from the fact that they are trained in all environments (sea, air and land), but Keith writes, "historically SEALs have always had 'one foot in the water.' "Īs involvement in the Vietnam War grew, the U.S. In his memoir subtitled "Death In The Dark: Vietnam 1968-1972" Master Chief Thomas Keith, a self-described "Navy brat," tells readers how he embarked on his chosen career as a SEAL.Įvolving from the underwater demolition teams of World War II, the Navy SEALs were formally established in 1962 as a "small, elite maritime force to conduct. ![]()
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