Ever since reading the Lone Survivor I have been interested in what it takes to be an elite in our military. If you have not had to chance the read that book, you owe it to yourself to pick up. In fact, I have given it to all my friends at work and keep the hardcover on my desk to remind me that no matter how back it gets during a day… it is nowhere close to what Marcus Luttrell and his fellow SEALs had to endure. For Christmas I received a couple of new books related to the SEALs. I just finished one entitled Warrior Soul. This particular memoir focused on the events faced by Chuck Pfarrer as member of America’s Navy SEALs. Based on the reviews and book jacket, it sounded like an exciting perspective on the dangers of covert operations and nail biting suspense as he battles the evils of the world. My expectations were not met. I may be that the Survivor book has tainted my perspective or the government decided to restrict the juicy stuff. In either case, I recommend passing on this particular one unless you want to read about how they were almost seen while doing a reconnaissance run, how he basically put his men into jeopardy when he was given the chance to lead, sat on a runway surrounded by Italian soldiers (nothing happened) and eventually wrote some screenplays. I had to endure pages of his marriage infidelity, his ego stroking resistance to higher ranking military leaders who are obviously not as smart as he is and how much chicks dig him. Fortunately, there were a few tidbits that made my time worthwhile. Follow the jump for my list of recollections:
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