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AMERICAN
VALOR, BENGHAZI
THIS PART YOU DON'T KNOW, BUT SHOULD.
AMERICAN VALOR, BENGHAZI:
The stunning part of this story is that Tyrone
Woods and Glen Doherty killed 60 of the attacking force. Once the compound
was overrun, the attackers were incensed to discover that just two men had
inflicted so much death and destruction.
The news has been full of the attacks on our
embassies throughout the Muslim world, and in particular, the deaths of
Ambassador Chris Stevens and three others in Benghazi, Libya.
However, there’s a little known story of
incredible bravery, heroics, and courage that should be the top story.
So what actually happened at the U.S. embassy in Libya? We are learning more about this every day. Ambassador
Stevens and Foreign Service officer Sean Smith, along with administrative
staff, were working out of temporary quarters due to the fact that in the
spring of 2011 during the so-called Arab Spring, the United States cut ties with then president Moammar Gadhafi. Our
embassy was looted and ransacked, causing it to be unusable. It is still in a
state of disrepair.
Security for embassies and their personnel is
to be provided by the host nation. Since Libya has gone through a civil war of sorts in the past 18
months, the current government is very unstable, and therefore, unreliable
A well-organized attack by radical Muslims was
planned specifically targeting the temporary U.S. embassy building. The Libyan security force that was in
place to protect our people deserted their post, or joined the attacking force.
Either way, our people were in a real fix. And it should be noted that
Ambassador Stevens had mentioned on more than one occasion to Secretary of
State, “Hillary Clinton”, that he was quite concerned for his personal safety
and the welfare of his people. It is thought that Ambassador Stevens was on a
“hit list.”
A short distance from the American compound,
two Americans were sleeping. They were in Libya as independent contractors working an assignment totally
unrelated to our embassy. They also happened to be former Navy Seals.
When they heard the noise coming from the
attack on our embassy, as you would expect from highly trained warriors, they
ran to the fight. Apparently, they had no weapons, but seeing the Libyan guards
dropping their guns in their haste in fleeing the scene, Tyrone Woods and Glen
Doherty snatched up several of these discarded weapons and prepared to defend
the American compound.
Not knowing exactly what was taking place, the two Seals set up a defensive
perimeter. Unfortunately Ambassador Stevens was already gravely injured, and
Foreign Service officer, Sean Smith, was dead. However, due to their quick
action and suppressive fire, twenty administrative personnel in the embassy
were able to escape to safety. Eventually, these two courageous men were
overwhelmed by the sheer numbers brought against them, an enemy force numbering
between 100 to 200 attackers which came in two waves. But the stunning part of
the story is that Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty killed 60 of the attacking
force. Once the compound was overrun, the attackers were incensed to discover
that just two men had inflicted so much death and destruction.
As it became apparent to these selfless heroes, they were definitely going to
lose their lives unless some reinforcements showed up in a hurry. As we know
now, that was not to be. I’m fairly certain they knew they were going to die in
this gun fight, but not before they took a whole lot of bad guys with them!
Consider these tenets of the Navy SEAL Code:
1) Loyalty to Country, Team and Teammate,
2) Serve with Honor and Integrity On and Off the Battlefield,
3) Ready to Lead, Ready to Follow, Never Quit,
4) Take responsibility for your actions and the actions of your teammates,
5) Excel as Warriors through Discipline and Innovation,
6) Train for War, Fight to Win, Defeat our Nation’s Enemies, and...
7) Earn your Trident every day
Thank you, Tyrone and Glen. To the very last breath, you both lived up to the
SEAL Code. You served all of us well. You were courageous in the face of
certain death.
And Tyrone, even though you never got to hold your newborn son, he will grow up
knowing the character and quality of his father, a man among men who sacrificed
himself defending others.
Dr. Charles R. Roots
Senior Pastor
Former Staff Sergeant,
USMC Captain,
U. S. Navy Chaplain Corps (Ret.)
This should be passed on and on and on.
NO TRUE AMERICAN WOULD OBJECT TO RECEIVING THIS MORE THAN ONCE
... SO PASS IT ON
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