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Originally Posted by kojac
...no he shouldn't. Disregarding the veracity of any SOF claim, most of their activities should never be discussed except for some training and unclassified ops that can be exploited for PR.
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as one who has served and gone on missions with the ODA team I worked with I do not disclose the missions I went on. I think of it as respect and not really wanting to tell people what I was doing in Iraq. did I have fun sure did. was I treated with the utmost respect that I have never seen since then yes I did. did I learn some cool stuff and shoot cool guns oh hell yes!!!!!!
I will cherish and remember the honor and privilege it was to be allowed to go on missions with them for the rest of my life. and it truly was a privilege and those guys are the best at what they do.
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Originally Posted by Stan08
Not necessarily disagreeing with you but you might want to tell that to:
Dick Marcinko (ST6, DEVGRU): Rogue Warrior etal
Eric Haney: Inside Delta Force
David Beckwith: Delta Force
Andy McNab (SAS) : Bravo Two Zero
Chris Ryan (SAS) : The One that Got Away
David De la Billiere (SAS): [more SAS stuff]
The dude who killed OBL: No Easy Day
And the multitude of other DEVGRU and SEAL books
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and all of the above signed non-disclosure agreements too. IIRC their books were supposed to be reviewed before publication to ensure OPSEC or Classified material wasn't accidently disclosed to the public.
to each their own.