(The following tribute was co-authored with Frumentarius by semi-regular contributor to this space, John Martin , with contribution also from Brandon Webb. John is the Republican county clerk of Crawford County, Missouri, and a historian who has specialized in Naval Special Warfare (NSW) history for over 15 years.) Advertisement

At the end of his book, Unleash the Warrior Within (2002), Richard “Mack” Machowicz pointedly wrote that, “In the end, we will all die. There is no way to get around that fact.” Some might consider such words trite, but they are true all the same.

It seemed that by the time 2016 had come to an end we were collectively lamenting the passing of too many of our heroes and celebrities. For the Navy SEAL community, 2017 granted only a single day’s reprie

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