I Am a SEAL Team Six Warrior: Memoirs of an American Soldier
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Summary
A SPECIAL EDITION OF THE BESTSELLER， SEAL TEAM SIX
When the Navy sends their elite， they send the SEALs。 When the SEALs send their elite， they send SEAL Team Six—a secret unit made up of the finest soldiers in the country， if not the world。 I Am a SEAL Team Six Warrior is the dramatic tale of how Howard Wasdin overcame a tough childhood to live his dream and enter the exciting and dangerous world of U。S。 Navy SEALS and Special Forces snipers。
His training began with his selection for Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL （BUD/S）—the toughest and longest military training in the world。 After graduating， Wasdin saw combat in Operation Desert Storm as a member of SEAL Team Two。 But he was driven to be the best of the best—he wanted to join the legendary SEAL Team Six， and at long last he reached his goal and became one of the best snipers on the planet。 Soon he was fighting for his life in The Battle of Mogadishu。 This is Howard Wasdin's story of overcoming abuse and beating the odds to become an elite American warrior。
Reviews
Spencer
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Throughout high school my time to enjoy and read books for my pleasure has gone away because generally we don’t get to pick our books。 Reading “ I am a seal team six warrior” was a nice path back to reading books I enjoy。 I’ve always enjoyed books about war and true stories war， but have never read a memoir until now。 This memoir I’d recommend to anyone who loves true stories about war from a first person prospective。The book is split up into 3 major sections。 Part 1，2， and 3。 In part 1 he talks Throughout high school my time to enjoy and read books for my pleasure has gone away because generally we don’t get to pick our books。 Reading “ I am a seal team six warrior” was a nice path back to reading books I enjoy。 I’ve always enjoyed books about war and true stories war， but have never read a memoir until now。 This memoir I’d recommend to anyone who loves true stories about war from a first person prospective。The book is split up into 3 major sections。 Part 1，2， and 3。 In part 1 he talks about his early childhood， Howard E。 Wasdin grew up very poor having a mom that was young at the time of his birth and his dad abused him。 As he grew up， being beaten on a regular schedule made him stronger both physically and mentally。 When he was finally old enough to move out a army poster caught his eye， and as he started to enlist he heard about the navy seals， the most dangerous and toll taking branch of the military。 Howard was very motivated by his past and wanted to succeed in something to get a sense of accomplishment。Part 2 is one of the more interesting sections to read。 In part 2， Howard Changes narrative structure and uses chunks from his war logs/ diaries。 To me it makes the book more engaging and enjoyable to read because your reading about what he thought in the moment， at the science instead of what he remembers about the situations from memory。In part 3 he finishes off his stories from memory， which to me was the least interesting part of the book。 I feel as if he could have continued chunks of his diaries in part 3 to make the reader more engaged instead of flip flopping between narrative structures and different writing styles which makes the book very hard to follow 。 I found myself lost at times trying to figure out where he left off in each section。All in all its a great book and I’d recommend it to anyone that likes true war stories。 Don’t read this book if you get lost easily， each section picks up in a different spot and has a different narrative structure。 To me I still found this book very engaging and grabbing my attention throughout the whole book。 。。。more
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Emily
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I thought this book was interesting， but I was not a fan of the writing style。 The information was great but I did not like how it was presented。 I also did not expect or like how dependence on God was thrown in （forcefully） at the end。 It seemed rushed。
AshtonT
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This book was actually my first experience dipping my feet into the realm of biography novels。 I am happy however that this was my first book in the genre。 This book gave me a rush of emotions as I experienced Howard's roller coaster of a life。 As he goes through life he always experiences some sort of adversity in his path。 Though some are mountains he is still able to overcome them and inspire me to do the same。 Because of this I would recommend this book to anyone above the age of 12 who woul This book was actually my first experience dipping my feet into the realm of biography novels。 I am happy however that this was my first book in the genre。 This book gave me a rush of emotions as I experienced Howard's roller coaster of a life。 As he goes through life he always experiences some sort of adversity in his path。 Though some are mountains he is still able to overcome them and inspire me to do the same。 Because of this I would recommend this book to anyone above the age of 12 who would enjoy a deep and engaging read。 。。。more
Magnum Henderson
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“The book I am a Seal Team Six Warrior” is a book about how this young boy went from being beaten by his step dad to being part of the famous marine team called seal team six。 I read this book because I just went to the wall my teacher had and picked it and started reading it and it turned out it actually was a really good book。 The author talks about the tactics， training， and execution it takes to be part of seal team six。 He also talks about anything in his life from his abuse in the early st “The book I am a Seal Team Six Warrior” is a book about how this young boy went from being beaten by his step dad to being part of the famous marine team called seal team six。 I read this book because I just went to the wall my teacher had and picked it and started reading it and it turned out it actually was a really good book。 The author talks about the tactics， training， and execution it takes to be part of seal team six。 He also talks about anything in his life from his abuse in the early stages of his life to what he did after retirement。In the beginning of the book he talks about his abuse as a child which is really sad in my opinion because his step dad would walk into his house when he was 4 and his stepdad would be drunk and just beat him for no reason。 This lasted up until he was 6 or 7。 Then he goes in towards his training starting with JROTC in middle school which all started it for him。 While in middle school he would also go and pick watermelons with his dad。 Then he got into the academy and started training。 When he made it to BUD/S which to him was the hardest training he ever did。 It was so bad at one point he had to get another trainee to pee on his hand because he was so cold。 Then he did everything and worked hard and got into the Seal Team Six。 。。。more
Greg
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given a major discrepancy in one area of the book makes one question its accuracy as a whole。
Zackary McCollum
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This is one of my favorite books I have read in awhile。 The author gave many details that kept me engaged in the book。 Some days I did not feel like reading it， but after I read a page I was hooked for 20-30 mins。 The book I Am A SEAL Team Six Warrior by Howard Wasdin， was about a navy seal and his adventure in the military。 The book gave many frights and many good instances。 Howard is constantly in a fight with either the enemies or himself。 I would recommend this book to anyone that is an Amer This is one of my favorite books I have read in awhile。 The author gave many details that kept me engaged in the book。 Some days I did not feel like reading it， but after I read a page I was hooked for 20-30 mins。 The book I Am A SEAL Team Six Warrior by Howard Wasdin， was about a navy seal and his adventure in the military。 The book gave many frights and many good instances。 Howard is constantly in a fight with either the enemies or himself。 I would recommend this book to anyone that is an American at heart。 It shows what our servicemen and women go through on a daily basis。 It is truly inspiring to know that they do this not for the glory， but to protect this great country and the people living within its boundaries。 。。。more
Charlie Gudme
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This book was outstanding！ I though it was very descriptive of Howard's experience in the army。 It showed how hard he was willing to work to be in the SEALS which was inspiring。 Some of the tasks he had to do to to get into the SEALS seemed fake because of how challenging it sounded。 I was glad that I read this book because it showed that anything is possible if you put your mind to it。 Also， it had a lot of action that made me want to keep reading。 I liked the ending of the memoir because it sh This book was outstanding！ I though it was very descriptive of Howard's experience in the army。 It showed how hard he was willing to work to be in the SEALS which was inspiring。 Some of the tasks he had to do to to get into the SEALS seemed fake because of how challenging it sounded。 I was glad that I read this book because it showed that anything is possible if you put your mind to it。 Also， it had a lot of action that made me want to keep reading。 I liked the ending of the memoir because it shows what Howard is currently doing and how he continued his life after the military service he had provided。 。。。more
Benjamin stoecker
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This was a very interesting and high action book。 I really enjoyed the stories that he told about his training and about his stories in battle。 The book kept me hooked the entire time and was the first book I have actually really enjoyed reading in a long time。 His stories of battle were so interesting that I sometimes had a hard time putting the book down。 Really good book I would recommend it to anybody。
Enzo
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Average read
Samuel Pergitone
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I am a SEAL Team Six Warrior is a great book for anyone who wants to be engaged and entertain throughout a whole book。 This book was not only exciting but also very meaningful。 Starting with training， Wasdin tells us about how hard training was and how much he pushed himself giving details about every little thing so we can fully understand。 Then the missions come around and the book gets even more exciting as we follow Howard to everything he goes through。 Everything in this story is written ca I am a SEAL Team Six Warrior is a great book for anyone who wants to be engaged and entertain throughout a whole book。 This book was not only exciting but also very meaningful。 Starting with training， Wasdin tells us about how hard training was and how much he pushed himself giving details about every little thing so we can fully understand。 Then the missions come around and the book gets even more exciting as we follow Howard to everything he goes through。 Everything in this story is written carefully and written with great detail to make the reader feel like they are actually in the story。 This book was one of my favorite to read and one of my overall favorites。 。。。more
Zakki Majoka
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good book
Landon
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I think this was a fantastic book。 This book really went in depth about what it takes to be Navy Seal and all of the experiences that you go through as a Seal。 I loved the fact that it was written as memoir by an actual navy Seal because it allows for the author to make personal connections with the story so the reader can better understand it。
Sean
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I Am a SEAL Team Six Warrior is a non-fictional book about the former Navy SEAL member named Howard E。 Wasdin。 This book talks about Howard going through a rough childhood and the abuse from his stepfather。 His rough childhood paid off when he joined the Army because Howard said training was easier as he was used to the hard work。 The book explains what he did during training and how he was a successful sniper in The Battle of Mogadishu。 I think this book was good but it felt a little short on I Am a SEAL Team Six Warrior is a non-fictional book about the former Navy SEAL member named Howard E。 Wasdin。 This book talks about Howard going through a rough childhood and the abuse from his stepfather。 His rough childhood paid off when he joined the Army because Howard said training was easier as he was used to the hard work。 The book explains what he did during training and how he was a successful sniper in The Battle of Mogadishu。 I think this book was good but it felt a little short on details。 For example， I would have liked to have learned more about The Battle of Mogadishu。 They don’t explain much about what happens after the HumVee convoy arrives and stays overnight before capturing the enemy。 They also don’t talk much about the other characters other than Howard。 Overall， the book was fun to read， and I enjoyed it。 。。。more
Jordan Rollins
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I thought it was a very internal story with great dialogue。
Jacob Joyner
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I am A Seal Team Six Warrior: Memoirs of an American Soldier is an autobiography that runs through Howard E。 Wasdin's life experiences from middle school through present。 While it took me several pages to become interested in the book， it eventually started to become more exciting。 In the beginning he tells his life as a child living with an abusive stepdad。 He found a place that was safe and enjoyable in National Junior ROTC。 This develops into a career as a Seal Team Six Sniper。 He shares hard I am A Seal Team Six Warrior: Memoirs of an American Soldier is an autobiography that runs through Howard E。 Wasdin's life experiences from middle school through present。 While it took me several pages to become interested in the book， it eventually started to become more exciting。 In the beginning he tells his life as a child living with an abusive stepdad。 He found a place that was safe and enjoyable in National Junior ROTC。 This develops into a career as a Seal Team Six Sniper。 He shares hardships of making it through the training to eventually become part of an elite group of soldiers。 。。。more
Seth
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Book Review:I Am A Seal Team Six Warrior: Memoirs of an American Soldier。 By Howard E。 Wasdin and Stephen TemplinNon-fiction Memoir/Autobiography。⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5The Seals are the best of the best and in this book Howard E。 Wasdin depicts his personal experiences with SEAL Team Six。 The book begins depicting Howard’s childhood， his mother got pregnant at a young age and married Leon， an abusive perfectionist。 Wasdin later in the book writes about how his abuse from a young age mentally shaped him to be Book Review:I Am A Seal Team Six Warrior: Memoirs of an American Soldier。 By Howard E。 Wasdin and Stephen TemplinNon-fiction Memoir/Autobiography。⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5The Seals are the best of the best and in this book Howard E。 Wasdin depicts his personal experiences with SEAL Team Six。 The book begins depicting Howard’s childhood， his mother got pregnant at a young age and married Leon， an abusive perfectionist。 Wasdin later in the book writes about how his abuse from a young age mentally shaped him to become a SEAL。 “This was only the beginning。 It didn't always happen at night。 Whenever Leon came to the house， he took it upon himself to discipline me。 I was terrified， dreading Mom’s next date”（8）。 This quote shows how Wasdin uses personal stories to set up later parts of the book which makes the book feel very well put together。The age group that I think would respond to this book best are teen boys， and young adults because it really shows how in depth the process for becoming， and operating as a SEAL really is。 Wasdin uses the SEAL language， talking about how the SEALs refer to hostiles as booger eaters in combat， he also uses specialized gun and tactical language。 In addition to this， Wasdin uses vocabulary more specific to the military， such as ‘SIGINT’ and ‘fast-rope’， he also refers to all allies overseas as ‘assets’ when he's in somalia。 This makes the story feel as real as it was， it makes it more obvious that you are reading a memoir/autobiography， rather than a fictional narrative。 One really good example of this is “Mr。 JSOC continued， ‘You’re going to do a night HALO onto a known target。’ HALO meant High Altitude Low Opening: we would jump from the airplane and free-fall until we neared the ground and opened our parachutes”（81）。 This quote shows the very specific language used in this book。This book is written as a memoir of his time as a SEAL but it also has some autobiography elements because it starts with his childhood， and then it talks about his school life， and then he enlists， and from there it is mostly a memoir。One thing that really stood out to me from this book is that he uses clever phrases and sayings that people use in day to day life but that have a completely different meaning in the context of Special Operations military work。 An example of this is after rescuing a boy from fatal wounds after being denied permission to do so by his superiors he says “He gave us a wave and a smile。 It was my most successful op in Somalia， and I had to disobey direct orders to get it done。 Better to ask forgiveness than permission”（103）。 He says this because even though he saved a boy's life， he risked his entire military career to do so because “it's better to ask forgiveness than permission。”Midway through the book there are pictures of his team， captured weapons， and military vehicles， and more。 These pictures make very effective readers aids and give a good picture of what equipment he was actually using in the field， because if you are not someone with much knowledge of guns， you could get lost by the various weapon names he mentions。 These readers aids help to understand the terminology。In conclusion， I think that if you as a reader， are interested in a relatively short but very interesting book about the process of becoming and operating as a SEAL， than I would highly recommend this book。 。。。more
Will
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I enjoyed reading this book。 It was very well written and a great story of the life of a seal team six member。 I really liked how honest the author was with everything that happened and his opinions whether agreeing or disagreeing。 Even when it was decisions the government had made that affected him in war。 It was a good book that I would recommend to people who have any interest in the military。
Lauren
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Typically， I am not a big fan of non-fiction books。 They simply don't keep my attention。 However， I found that this book is extremely interesting。 I was able to read it and not bored。 The author has amazing story telling capabilities。 From beginning to end the reader gets to hear his story and that is what I think is so great。 This is his story。 This book tells of how he had to train to become a SEAL and what he had to endure。 As a reader， you get to witness how much he changed from a little boy Typically， I am not a big fan of non-fiction books。 They simply don't keep my attention。 However， I found that this book is extremely interesting。 I was able to read it and not bored。 The author has amazing story telling capabilities。 From beginning to end the reader gets to hear his story and that is what I think is so great。 This is his story。 This book tells of how he had to train to become a SEAL and what he had to endure。 As a reader， you get to witness how much he changed from a little boy to a sniper for SEAL Team Six。 This book was definitely something I would not have picked up on my own， but I'm happy to say I am glad I read it。 。。。more
Jess Brown
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This is a memoir by Howard Wasdin that mostly focuses on his time becoming a member of Seal Team Six， know as the most elite team in the US military。 The story starts out during his childhood。 It reveals the relationship he had with his mom and his step dad。 Many details from his childhood describe how he was prepared mentally to become a member of Seal team six。 It then leads to his decision to join the military。 It takes you through every step from his first trainings through the Search and Re This is a memoir by Howard Wasdin that mostly focuses on his time becoming a member of Seal Team Six， know as the most elite team in the US military。 The story starts out during his childhood。 It reveals the relationship he had with his mom and his step dad。 Many details from his childhood describe how he was prepared mentally to become a member of Seal team six。 It then leads to his decision to join the military。 It takes you through every step from his first trainings through the Search and Rescue team to his BUDS training， one of the toughest and longest military trainings in the world。 After learning about how he was lead to becoming a member of Seal team 6 as a sniper， it takes you through one of his most intense deployments at the Battle of Mogadishu during Desert Storm where he had to fight for his life。 Most importantly， you hear a story of a man who went through abuse and overcame tremendous odds to become an American Hero。 。。。more
Nicole
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Some of the verbiage is confusing and there are a ton of acronyms to remember。 The book took a turn for the best in part three when I could finally feel the emotion of Wasdin。 The training in part one was a bit boring for me， but I think others who can relate more would love it。
Elijah
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this book let us a have good story and more respect for the armed service
Samuel Sabatino
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I Am a Seal Team Six Warrior by Howard E。 Wasdin was pretty good。 It is written， obviously， by a member of Seal team six。 It is about his journey in the military and how he got to the position he did。 he talks about his experiences and how it affected him as a person。 I liked it because it was interesting to get an inside opinion on the military and some true stories。 I would recommend this book to anyone looking to join the military。 Along with anyone that is just interested in what this man I Am a Seal Team Six Warrior by Howard E。 Wasdin was pretty good。 It is written， obviously， by a member of Seal team six。 It is about his journey in the military and how he got to the position he did。 he talks about his experiences and how it affected him as a person。 I liked it because it was interesting to get an inside opinion on the military and some true stories。 I would recommend this book to anyone looking to join the military。 Along with anyone that is just interested in what this man has to say。 It was by far one of the least boring nonfiction books I have read， so if you need to get one down for an assignment in school， this is one I would recommend。 You might even enjoy it。 。。。more
Bradenm
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I AM A SEAL TEAM SIX WARRIOR by Howard Wasdin and Stephen Templin is an action packed book that shows what hard work and determination is。Wasdin is a true American hero who helps show many problems that he has seen in combat and overseas。Wasdin was apart of a special elite combat team known as SEAL TEAM SIX and was sent on many missions including combat in Somalia。During his times in combat he saw many terrible things like starvation，Kid soldiers，disease，and many other terrible things。Even thoug I AM A SEAL TEAM SIX WARRIOR by Howard Wasdin and Stephen Templin is an action packed book that shows what hard work and determination is。Wasdin is a true American hero who helps show many problems that he has seen in combat and overseas。Wasdin was apart of a special elite combat team known as SEAL TEAM SIX and was sent on many missions including combat in Somalia。During his times in combat he saw many terrible things like starvation，Kid soldiers，disease，and many other terrible things。Even though Wasdin saw many people in dire need of help he was not allowed by the government to save anyone。In the book the text says，”I found out the fourteen year old Somali boy had stepped on a land mine in his school playground。His right foot was blown completely off。。。I asked the CIA for permission to help the crippled boy next door。They denied my request”This part of the book helps show the problem Wasdin has seen in combat。Whenever Wasdin sees the injured kid he instantly knows he needs to help but he can't do anything or else he will risk being kicked out。This real life problem is pretty bad。Many kids and people could have lived longer lives if Wasdin was able to treat them。I think the reason Wasdin put this in the book was to shed light on what needed to be changed and how the military should be able to help other people。Another problem Wasdin helped show was the QRF’s rules of engagement。The text says，”We found out their rules of engagement allowed them to keep a magazine in their weapon but no round in the chamber until an enemy fired at them。”This was a huge safety problem to the soldiers fighting in combat。Whenever you have only a split second to react to an enemy you need to be as fast as possible。Whenever Wasdin realized this problem he told the soldiers to chamber a round against the rules。Wasdin would later take the responsibility for an repercussions from the army brass。I think Wasdin put this text in to shed light on this serious problem。Overall this memoir is a very good book and helps show the struggles Wasdin had to go through and the brave things he did for our country。I recommend this book to everyone and would rate this book 5 stars for the amazing descriptions and events in it。 。。。more
JACK
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It was one of my favorite books ever because the action didn't stop It was one of my favorite books ever because the action didn't stop 。。。more
Daniel P
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The book seal team six was a fascinating story because of what the main character Howard had to go through。 He went from being abused by his father to being in the most elite military group。 He was in Bud's training camp after wanting to do more with his life and not turn out to be like his dad。 During his deployments， he has seen his friends die around him and has killed many enemies his self。 When he is shot in the leg and has to get pins in it he is forced to go back home for a while。 He has The book seal team six was a fascinating story because of what the main character Howard had to go through。 He went from being abused by his father to being in the most elite military group。 He was in Bud's training camp after wanting to do more with his life and not turn out to be like his dad。 During his deployments， he has seen his friends die around him and has killed many enemies his self。 When he is shot in the leg and has to get pins in it he is forced to go back home for a while。 He has a hard time adjusting to civilian life and had mild symptoms of depression but refused to see a doctor。 When he is able to return he to war he was never the same and had to go back home and be discharged。 despite being offered many chances to become an instructor for the seals he declined。 Overall this book was interesting and showed the horrors of war in a meaningful way。 。。。more
Camden Sheridan
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I Am A Seal Team Six Warrior is the amazing story of a navy seal that fought up the ranks and became a Seal Team Six Navy Seal。 Most of the book is stories from his training。 When he found out about a secret team of elite seals， he wanted in， to say the least。 Howard had to be the best of the best， not just physically， but mentally as well to get into any seal team。 For a while he was in Seal Team Two， but getting her came at a price。 Over a large section of the book Howard explains the troubles I Am A Seal Team Six Warrior is the amazing story of a navy seal that fought up the ranks and became a Seal Team Six Navy Seal。 Most of the book is stories from his training。 When he found out about a secret team of elite seals， he wanted in， to say the least。 Howard had to be the best of the best， not just physically， but mentally as well to get into any seal team。 For a while he was in Seal Team Two， but getting her came at a price。 Over a large section of the book Howard explains the troubles of training and how tough BUDS academy is。 He even trained alongside an olympic runner who washed out。 One time he told how， during his training， they had to lay on the freezing beach during the night。 Several people got hypothermia and he and his buddy literally peed on themselves to stay warm。 Howard also explains how and why he was no longer a Navy Seal and what he did after being a Navy Seal。 。。。more
Nick J。
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This book started off when Howard。。 the main character in this book， his parents get divorced， and his mom ends up getting a husband which ends up beating Howard a lot， usually whenever he came home he would beat him， Howard got so sick of this。 Howard deployed into training to being a Seal Team Six member。 He ended up having a great career， and this book goez throughout his ups and downs， and whats in his mind going through all of it。
Riley
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The central idea of the book is the life of a soldier， and more specifically the life of a navy seal in seal team six。 This showed the soldiers life before he was a seal。 While he was in training and after he was out of the service。 It shows how a soldier must deal with taking life from others and how the must react to different scenarios they may be faced with。 Hell week。 Hell week is a special week of training for seals where you complete objectives over a five day span without sleep。 While it The central idea of the book is the life of a soldier， and more specifically the life of a navy seal in seal team six。 This showed the soldiers life before he was a seal。 While he was in training and after he was out of the service。 It shows how a soldier must deal with taking life from others and how the must react to different scenarios they may be faced with。 Hell week。 Hell week is a special week of training for seals where you complete objectives over a five day span without sleep。 While it is not hell in and of itself like the definition of the word it definitely takes on the meaning。 I feel like this even in the book really shed light on some of the extreme hardships that a seal goes through whether it be at training or in a real life op。 I personally really like this book and would highly recommend it。 I found this book very engaging and I really enjoyed reading about the stories from Howard Wasdin's life。 The author did a very good job of immersing the reader into the story and helping the reader visualize the events。 It also awarded me of some things that I did not previously realize about the military and military training。 All in all this was a very good book and i would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a good story。 。。。more
Michael
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