Born June 4, 1951 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Served in the U.S. Navy from 1970-1974 in both UDT-21 (Underwater Demolition Team) and SEAL Team Two. Worked as a commercial diver in the waters off of Scotland, India, and the United States. Worked overseas in the Merchant Marines. While attending the University of South Florida as a journalism student in 1998 was presented with the “Carol Burnett/University of Hawaii AEJMC Research in Journalism Ethics Award,” 1st place undergraduate division. (The annual contest was set up by Carol Burnett with money she won from successfully suing a national newspaper for libel). Awarded US Army, US Navy, South African, and Russian jump wings. Graduate of NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School, 1970). Member of Mensa, China Post #1, and lifetime member of the NRA and UDT/SEAL Association.
"When Adam Brown woke up on March 17, 2010, he didn't know he would die that night in the Hindu Kush Mountains of Afghanistan--but he was ready." --Eric Blehm "Fearless"
"Where do we get such men?" --RADM. George Tarrant, "The Bridges at Toko-Ri"
The book "Fearless" by Eric Blehm is the biography of Adam Brown -- a member of SEAL Team Six killed in action on March 17, 2010, in Afghanistan. I originally planned on posting this article to coincide with the official publication date of "Fearless" on May 22nd, but decided to move it back to the 24th for reasons that will be explained later in the article.
"Breathes there the man with soul so dead
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own, my native land!
...If such there breathe, go, mark him well;
...The wretch, concentred all in self,
... doubly dying, shall go down
To the vile dust from whence he sprung,
Unwept, unhonored , and unsung."
--Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) excerpt from "The Lay of the Last Minstrel"
"I love my job. I love fighting for what I believe in. I love having fun while doing it. I love reporting stories that the Complex refuses to report. I love fighting back, I love finding allies, and -- famously --I enjoy making enemies."
Andrew Breitbart (1969-2012)
Shortly after Andrew Breitbart's untimely death a T-shirt came out featuring the image of Andrew's face, and the words "Breitbart Is Here." What is that statement supposed to mean exactly?
(Sidebar: The T shirt was designed by "Big Fur Hat" of the website "I Own the World." The shirt is available through "Anthem," who says that "all profits will go to benefit the family of Andrew Breitbart").