No news reports have mentioned this information.
THIS PART YOU DON'T KNOW, BUT SHOULD.
AMERICAN VALOR, BENGHAZI, LIBYA:
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.
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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
And Let us never forget the Hillary Clinton Comment
“What Difference Does It Make?”
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