In his 37-year career with the Navy, William McRaven conducted counter-terrorism operations worldwide as a special operator.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Tu Lam, a Special Forces soldier who inspired the character Ronin in the video game “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.”
Colonel Charles Beckwith was a Special Forces officer who founded the secretive special operations unit known as Delta Force.
Gary Gordon was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions performed during the Battle of Mogadishu, which was portrayed in Black Hawk Down.
Green Beret Eric Michael Emond served during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Friday night's challenge was inspired by an executive order that Teddy Roosevelt issued to his military: march 50 miles in 20 hours.
Army Veteran Alan Sherbaro served with the 3rd Special Forces.
Duke is the second oldest living Comanche Vietnam War Veteran and one of only six Comanches to earn the second highest military enlisted grade of E-8.
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