The book was scheduled to come out later this month, but then osama bin laden was dead, courtesy of wasdins old team, and wasdin was suddenly a guy who knew things people wanted to know. The book is a behind the scenes look at seal team six, a. When the seals send their elite, they send seal team six seal team six is a secret unit tasked with counterterrorism, hostage rescue, and counterinsurgency. The book also addresses specific details of the battle which occurred at mogadishu. Wasdin, who wrote the memoir with stephen templin, also offered insight into the life of a member of seal team six, saying that, for him, balancing the constant demands of training with family. In this dramatic, behindthescenes chronicle, howard wasdin takes readers deep inside the world of navy seals and special forces snipers, beginning with the new york times best sellingbook that takes you inside seal team six the covert squad that killed osama bin laden.
Exseal member who wrote book on bin laden raid forfeits. Wasdin, a former member of the elite seal team six. In this dramatic, behindthescenes chronicle, howard wasdin takes readers deep inside the world of navy seals and special forces snipers, beginning with the grueling selection process of basic underwater demolition seal budsthe toughest. Navy seal howard wasdin bottom, centerright with his team at the pasha safe house in mogadishu in 1993. He was a member of seal team six and one of the best snipers on the planet. Seal team six was released may 10, 2011, only a week after devgru took part in the operation that killed osama bin laden. Vanity fair has featured a pretty riveting excerpt from seal team six. Former seal team 6 sniper tells of finding peace after.
The only lame part of the book was wasdin mentioning that his wife cheated on him with a man of another race, therefore having a mixed raced baby. Army lost a couple of blackhawk helicopters, as depicted in the hollywood movie, blackhawk down. Seal team six author is very, very popular right now, but. Wasdin speculates how the operation might have gone. An interesting life story with enough special operations details and lore to make it worth buying. The new york times best selling book that takes you inside seal team six the covert squad that killed osama bin laden. Seal team six is a secret unit tasked with counterterrorism, hostage rescue, and counterinsurgency. Memoirs of an elite navy seal sniper, former team six member howard e. Wasdin graduated with basic underwater demolitionseal buds class 143. Memoirs of an elite navy seal sniper 1st edition by wasdin, howard e isbn. You know id love to help you, man, a former navy seal told business insider contributor robert johnson. This resulted in a great deal of publicity for both dr. Seal team 6 and army delta force are considered tier 1 personnel as the armed forces most elite counterterrorism units. After graduating with buds class 143, he later became a top sniper with seal team six.
It starts with his childhood and progresses into his military career in the seals. When members of seal team six attacked the compound of alqaeda mastermind osama bin laden in. As a member of team six, sniper school followed and wasdin became one of the best snipers on the planet. So now everyone wants to know more about seal team 6, and what it takes to join it. Matt bissonnette, a former member of navy seal team 6 who wrote an account of the raid that killed osama bin laden, agreed on friday to forfeit. A taliban fighter shot down a chinook helicopter carrying 22 navy seal team 6 members in afghanistan. After the battle of mogadishu, where he was awarded the silver star, wasdin. Seal team six on apple books apple books apple apple.