Controversial Seal Team 6 Founder Richard Marcinko Dies At 81
U.S. military special forces commander Richard Marcinko died on Christmas Day at age 81. Marcinko was a founder of the elite group, Seal Team Six, which was later responsible for the death of terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden. Marcinko joined the Navy at 18 years old and served in the Vietnam War. After the war, he commanded the Seal Team Six force for its first three years. During his career with the U.S. Navy, he earned over 30 medals and citations. He gained a reputation for abrasiveness and violence. For example, he frequently engaged in bar fights. Of his time on the battlefield, he once s...