| LC control no. | n 91111830 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | PS3563.A6362 |
| Personal name heading | Marcinko, Richard |
| Variant(s) | Marcinko, Dick, 1940- |
| See also | Founded corporate body: United States. Naval Special Warfare Development Group |
| Birth date | 19401121 |
| Death date | 2021-12-24 |
| Place of birth | Lansford (Pa.) |
| Field of activity | Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Veterans |
| Affiliation | United States. Navy. SEALs |
| Found in | His Rogue warrior, 1992: CIP t.p. (Richard Marcinko) Rogue warrior, c2009: instruction manual, p. 12 (Richard "Dick" Marcinko; b. Nov. 21, 1940, Lansford, Pa.; over 30 yr. in Navy) New York times, 7 June 2015: page A-1 ("The secret history of SEAL Team 6"; The Navy SEALs -- the acronym stands for Sea, Air, Land forces -- evolved from the frogmen of World War II. Team 6 arose decades later, born out of the failed 1980 mission to rescue 53 American hostages seized in the takeover of the United States Embassy in Tehran. Poor planning and bad weather forced commanders to abort the mission, and eight servicemen died when two aircraft collided over the Iranian desert. The Navy then asked Cmdr. Richard Marcinko, a hard-charging Vietnam veteran, to build a SEAL unit that could respond quickly to terrorist crises. The name itself was an attempt at Cold War disinformation: Only two SEAL teams existed at the time, but Commander Marcinko called the unit SEAL Team 6 hoping that Soviet analysts would overestimate the size of the force. He flouted rules and fostered a maverick image for the unit.) <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/07/world/asia/the-secret-history-of-seal-team-6.html> Wikipedia, 8 June 2015 (Richard "Dick" Marcinko (born November 21, 1940) is a retired U.S. Navy SEAL commander and Vietnam War veteran. He was the first commanding officer of SEAL Team Six and Red Cell. After retiring from the United States Navy, he became an author, radio talk show host, military consultant, and motivational speaker.) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Marcinko> cnn.com, December 28, 2021 (Richard Marcinko, a legendary military figure known for leading SEAL Team Six when the covert special operations unit was in its infancy, died Saturday, according to his son and the National Navy SEAL Museum. He was 81. "Last night, Christmas evening [December 24, 2021], we lost a hero, who's also known as The Rogue Warrior, the retired Navy SEAL commander AND the creator of SEAL Team Six, my father, Richard Marcinko," Matt Marcinko wrote in a tweet on Sunday) <https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/27/politics/richard-marcinko-dead-seal-team-six/index.html> |
| Associated language | eng |
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