", Does killing high-value targets make sense as a recipe to defeat al-Qaeda? Copyright © 2014 Time Inc. All rights reserved. But once again, as I mentioned, with Saddam Hussein, you know, until you can do the forensics on the remains, check the fingerprints, check the DNA, do the facial recognition, you know, Im reluctant to have said, hey, weve got jackpot on this one. So he lay down next to the body and sure enough, the body was about two inches longer. I never asked him the specific details. In his thirty-seven years as a Navy SEAL, he commanded at every level.As a Four-Star Admiral, his final assignment was as Commander of all U.S. Special Operations Forces. By way of example, O'Connor recounted a story told by Navy SEAL Adm. (retired) Bill McRaven on St. Patrick's Day in Savannah, Georgia, at a Hibernians Society dinner, "a few years back." (Full . The bad news is, when a parachute opens, it blossoms. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. When you make your bed first thing in the morning, you start the day with purpose and confidence. And you know, after a couple days, they pinned me and plated me and got me going. Having said that, I knew bin Laden was about six foot four And I thought, well Im six foot two. And you know what? Speaking to MS News, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) was alerted to a traffic accident on 1 Mar at about 6.45pm. Commentary. The second helicopter, which was supposed to come in and land on the roof, lands outside. Billions of dollars and the labor of countless men and women had led to that day. I mean, we flew the 162 miles really without incident. He said, well sir Im six two. n your account of the rescue. The one source we had that led us to Saddam kind of pointed in the general direction. INSKEEP: Admiral William H. McRaven is author of "Sea Stories: My Life In Special Operations." And even though I was broken-hearted at the time, I was intent on getting kind of back in the fight and being able to support my fellow special operations warriors. Then, I thought, well, you know, thats probably not very distinguished for the three star admiral to be lying down next to the body. But having said that, I mean, the troops are thoughtful. This year, a decade later, their paths finally crossed. MCRAVEN: No, I dont think that contributed to his decline. Admiral William H. McRaven is the ninth commander of United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). MCRAVEN: You know, nobody goes through life and is successful all on their own. "Part of the chute wrapped around one leg, the risers around the other, and the good news is that it opened. She's been in the hospital for two months and has years of . As you point out. I need to go personally identify the remains before I can kind of come back and tell you for certain its bin Laden. We put the body bag on the hangar floor and its a rubberized body bag. I mean, hes just a remarkable, remarkable inspiration. William McRaven: The Admiral. It was really about the people that were around me, the people that helped me when I stumbled, the people that picked me up and dusted me off and said, you're going to be OK; keep moving. And he raised his hands, and he says, you know, I'm Saddam Hussein, the president of Iraq, and I'm here to negotiate. What kind of intelligence did we get off the target? And then, of course, when we get on target, we didnt know whether or not the entire compound was booby trapped, whether bin Laden was wearing a suicide vest, all those sorts of things added to the risk. And I think he was probably glad I didn't ask him. They pull it up, and there's Saddam. And then in 1983, as you mentioned, he had a head-on bicycle accident and then was paralyzed from the chest down and has been since that time. And you write that you, quote, had an obligation, both morally and legally to keep him safe. Naval Special Warfare Group 1 began the hunt for Osama bin Laden without its commodore, and he soon stepped down from command. Then McRaven swung back into the picture. And then. I mean, there were risks every time we came close to the Pakistani border or crossed the Pakistani border, the Pakistanis were not concerned at all about engaging us. News Skydiving Death Australia. It's a lesson Admiral William H. McRaven (retired) learned after a parachute accident that left him bedridden for months. All the men went off to World War Two, and then they came back and rebuilt the country. It was scuba diving that captured young Bill McRaven's imagination. February 22, 2023 6:56 PM. And as I would find out later, it wouldnt be the last time. Admiral, tell me about that premonition. "We do raids. But I'm stunned. The good news is, as I fell a couple hundred feet or a thousand feet or so, the parachute finally opened. We go through this cycle every couple of decades. Admiral William H. McRaven is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Make Your Bed and the New York Times bestsellers Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations and The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived. William H. McRaven is a retired four-star US Navy SEAL admiral and author of the number one New York Times best-seller Make Your Bed (2017).During his almost 40 years of service, McRaven became commander of America's anti-terrorist and hostage rescue operations, which included the capture of Saddam Hussein and the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. It obviously had a lot of political risk with it, and I dont want to minimize the risk. Moki, to me was this kind of quintessential Navy SEAL. You got to find out, one, is everybody OK? When the chute blossomed the two parts went different ways and took his legs with them. But again, to your point, I had a moral and legal obligation to make sure that we took good care of him. I had received an intelligence brief the night before from one of the great noncommissioned officers that was part of the Saddam hunt. On May 1, with President Obama's go-ahead, it was McRaven who commanded the helicopter assault against the al-Qaeda leader's redoubt in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Retired Admiral William McRaven speaks Wednesday January 10, 2018 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Television, film and video games have infused popular culture, and the political debate, with the power of special warfare to get the job done on the cheap. A natural storyteller, he shared highlights from his high-profile career at a John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum last week. This Week on a special, Independence Day Firing Line. And so the president asked me, he says, Well, Bill, do you know whether or not its bin Laden? I said, Sir, I dont. And then. "One of the things we made clear to the President and the national leadership was, This is what we do," he told TIME. But I knew immediately the guys were okay. What were you feeling in those moments? So there was always concern about the Pakistanis engaging. Never once did he say, why me? Thank you, Margaret. Adm. William McRaven, who oversaw the raid on Osama bin Laden's home, says as it went beyond the planned time, he feared Pakistani forces might find U.S. troops . MCRAVEN: I had a moment of relief, you bet. You were in the joint operation center and you heard the C squadron commander who was on the ground saying, we have Jackpot. Take us inside the Joint Operation Center at that moment. But I would go in every day to check on him. So anybody that claims that theyve got a helmet cam video, nobody was wearing helmet cams. And every day when I would come in, he would try to engage me. A lucky break came his way, it seemed, in 1982, two years after the hostage-rescue debacle. It is a small task, but I think an important one. And we had a plan to do that. Tell me about that moment and what you heard come through the radio after that. They just know me as the make your bed guy. How have you seen this generation rise to the occasion in a way thats perhaps different than General Westmorelands observations? May 29, 2020. He was a Vietnam vet. And now the Pakistanis, of course, are waking up to the fact that were there. Did you actually ever think that he would be captured alive? I had been talking to the leader of the Army Task Force. I had received an intelligence brief the night before from one of the great noncommissioned officers that was part of the Saddam hunt. Those were the Wild West days of special operations, and McRaven did not share his commander's easygoing attitude about rules. Back then, he was worried about whether or not the youth would stand up and join the military. And the SEALs entering the room did absolutely the right thing and shot him, not knowing whether or not he was wearing a suicide vest or what was happening at that instant. And never once, never once in all those years have I heard Moki Martin complain about his lot in life. So I grabbed Hank and I said, Hank, turn the plane around; we got to get back to Baghdad. Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. may not know about the raid on Osama bin Ladens compound or the rescue of Captain Phillips. Im listening to the radio. McRaven: The SEALs entering the room did absolutely the right thing and shot him, not knowing whether or not he was wearing a suicide vest. So he lay down next to the body and sure enough, the body was about two inches longer. So whenever a shot is fired, somebody is reporting through the chain. What happened was the down blast from the helicopter hit this 18 foot high wall, created a vortex, kind of a vacuum over the blades, caused the helicopter to lose lift. Routines, good routines, healthy routines are important. And eventually, of course, the SEALs execute a mission that all of these guys, in terms of the tactics of it, had done hundreds of times before. Good evening. McRaven oversaw the 2011 Navy SEAL raid in Pakistan that killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. As the chief executive officer of the UT System, Chancellor McRaven oversees 14 institutions that educate 221,000 students and employ 20,000 faculty and more than 80,000 health care professionals, researchers and staff. I had a medical professional, either a corpsman, a medic or a doctor in the room with him 24/7, along with a security guard. Theyre all kind of crammed into this small room with General Brad Webb, who was my liaison to the White House at the time. So I understood pretty quickly that the guys were a little banged up, but they were OK. And so we went from plan A to plan B. What were you seeing? And so I really didnt kind of come off the business end of this mission probably until later that evening when finally I was able to hit the rack. The sentiments appear to be mutual, for McRaven and his special-operations units. And as we're taking off from the C-130 and we're kind of getting out of Baghdad, all of a sudden it hits me - this is going to be the day we're getting him. "Special forces have taken greater measures in the last year and a half to reduce civilian casualties," says Erica Gaston, who wrote a report for the Open Society Foundations, "but one night raid in a village can be enough to turn [people] against international and Afghan government efforts. After jumping from the plane, McRaven noticed the jumper below him had pulled his chute, and it was coming at him fast. We had a helicopter with an optical ball on it that was providing our ISR, our video coverage, if you will. Im absolutely ok with that. Well, I think its interesting when you think about Westmorelands observation in context. McRaven says it is just one part of a broader offensive against America's foes. The conversation was . We go through this cycle every couple of decades. "There is nobody in the U.S. government that thinks we can kill our way to victory, certainly not the special-operations guys," he says, "but what happens is, by capturing and killing some of these high-value targets, we buy space and time for the rest of the government to work.". Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations, quote, I was having one of those feelings, again, inexplicable, powerful, eerie, one I couldnt shake and I certainly couldnt rationalize. And youve probably seen the iconic photo from Pete Souza. Just like the young female sergeant who I just visited at Walter Reed this week. MCRAVEN: Well, you know, there are people who I meet every day who have no idea I ever spent a day in uniform. MCRAVEN: (Laughter) Again, some things are better not questioned. Taking Apart al-Qaeda : Basic SEAL training was a lifetime of challenges crammed into six months. MCRAVEN: Yeah, it was actually a C-130. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to retired Adm. William McRaven, who may be best-known as the Navy SEAL commander who oversaw the 2011 raid that killed Osama bin Laden, about his new memoir. You were on a helicopter leaving Baghdad and you suddenly wanted to turn it around. And a made bed gives you encouragement that tomorrow will be better. What were you feeling in those moments? "Go forth and be the heroes we need you to be," he told graduates. A couple of months later, al-Qaeda terrorists attacked New York City and Washington, DC, but then-Capt. Yeah, it was actually a C-130. He served in the first Gulf War and wrote the book on special warfare, "The Theory of Special Operations." It obviously had a lot of political risk with it, and I dont want to minimize the risk. McRaven, who served as the ninth commander of the U.S. Special Operations command from . You know, if we go out and stop one suicide bomber from blowing up a market in Baghdad where a hundred people are killed, who are those hundred people? You know, when we first captured Saddam, he was pompous. to meet with the CENTCOM commander. We did. There were a lot of people that get you to where you are. I think he still felt that he would come back into power. . Can you reflect on that moment and what it was like for you, what you took in at that moment? ", Secret Agent Man MCRAVEN: Yeah, I couldnt hear any of that. And Ive seen it in this current generation, the millennials and the Gen Z. I had to fly from Baghdad down to Al Udeid. And frankly, I didnt want to engage him in a conversation. I didnt want to because I didnt want him to think that he was somehow important enough to be able to engage El Jefe, as he called me. With otherwise outstanding efficiency reports, however, McRaven won a chance at platoon command in SEAL Team 4. We fly in by helicopters, we assault compounds, we, you know, we grab the bad guy or whatever is required, and we get out. Good to be with you. But I would go in every day to check on him. I can see it on the overhead surveillance. Theres a lot of things that go on post operation. Admiral McRaven, in an inspiring speech, addressed the Class of 2015 at West Point to celebrate 500th Night. She was seriously injured in a parachute accident. I mean, if thats not service, I dont know what is. INSKEEP: You're in a command position in Iraq, in a senior position in Iraq. Like most promising midcareer officers, the 36-year-old McRaven was dispatched to the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. You told the SEAL Team Six, This mission is to capture or kill bin Laden. It's one of the tales he recounts in his new memoir, titled "Sea Stories: My Life In Special Forces" (ph). But it wasnt the first time Id had a, quote, premonition. It was going to be a staff job at . According to Shin Min Daily News, the motorcyclist allegedly sustained fatal injuries . And as I say in the book, kind of inexplicably, I just had this feeling that this was going to be the night that we got Saddam Hussein. And if by chance you have a miserable day, you will come home to a bed that is made, that you made. Accuracy and availability may vary. "They went through a period of appearing more like cowboys, a period of 'tried but didn't quite make it,' " said retired Marine general James Cartwright, who was vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff when the raid took place. And I was just honored to be part of the operation. The accident happened along westbound ECP at the Rochor Road exit. Adm. William McRaven shares anecdotes from his life and military career. Stay up to date with what you want to know. So I reflect back on that 10 years ago and Im just proud to have been a small part of it. Photo by Robert Daemmrich Photography Inc/Corbis via Getty Images, NOW WATCH: A Navy SEAL commander explains how he learned to never give up, had to watch the American response on television. Take us inside that closet as you watched your SEALS enter Pakistan and clear the compound floor by floor. With her father by her side, she laughed off the injury like it was a scratch. As it turned out, in a dark room at night. In 2003, you were the commander of Task Force 714 in Iraq. If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed. I wonder what you think we can do to convince more people to make their beds every morning? But here's what I'll tell you. If you can't complete a small and mundane task each morning such as making your . But, you know, I think leaders know how to recognize other leaders. Along the way, McRaven sketches the qualities required to pull off something very much like the bin Laden raid, 18 years in advance: "a simple plan, carefully concealed, realistically rehearsed and executed with surprise, speed and purpose." But it was a relatively straightforward mission in terms of the first part of it. We did. For most of the past decade, McRaven hunted down high-value targets overseas. But they do know you as the make-your-bed guy. There are costs. to meet with the CENTCOM commander. Youre watching PBS. Take a look at this video. William McRaven was tumbling from the sky, and there wasn't much sky left. I went back to my little headquarters area, got back on the video with the president and the president said, OK, Bill, let me get this straight. Now, what I am getting, of course, is reports from the ground force commander when shots are fired. Leon Panetta, who joined the video call from CIA headquarters, told TIME's Massimo Calabresi that "all the air we were holding came out." They took care to avoid civilian casualties. Every particular of his missions remains classified. Theres a lot of things that go on post operation. Did you actually ever think that he would be captured alive? MCRAVEN: Well, the mission wasnt over yet. It was part of a 10,000-foot freefall jump exercise in July 2001 and McRaven, then 45 years old, was supposed to save the chute for the last possible moments. You know, when we stood up an all volunteer force, I remember thinking initially, well, this will never work. And he pulls. We know that theyre getting ready to launch aircraft to come intercept us. Yeah, well, having done thousands of missions before, you know, this was not an overly complicated mission. As they neared the release point, one of the men below McRaven drifted directly underneath. Never once did he say, why me? But it was probably 15 minutes after that. Then: "We're going to push the QRF," the quick-reaction force. . We have had a lot of times in the course of the last 20 years where we thought we had the right individual and then we get them back and we look at everything from their fingerprints to their DNA and we find out its the wrong guy. Some folks believe that maybe it was possible. He also explains how giving up isn't an option no matter what you're going through. And you write that you, quote, had an obligation, both morally and legally to keep him safe. I mean, it showed that we as Americans can do the hard things and do them well. On May 17, 2014, Admiral William H. McRaven addressed the graduating class of the University of Texas at Austin on their Commencement day. And we had a plan to do that. MCRAVEN: You know, I think the military guys - what I know is, you know, we go where the nation asks us to go, and we do what the nation requires us to do. On September 1, 2014 . They have just 500 days until graduation. Retired Adm. William McRaven earned fame for leading US special-operations forces on some of their most well-known missions. 1. So I think all of those kind of clicked in my mind. On that mission, they were representing a tribe that had trained and bled and hungered for 31 years to redeem itself as sensationally as it had failed in its public debut. On September 11th, 2001, you were still recuperating from your injuries when you watched the terrorist attacks on this country play out on a television screen in your living room. We were holding our breath whether he could make it. McRaven: He went from being pompous and arrogant to frankly, just being, you know, a tired, corrupt old man. You know, when we first captured Saddam, he was pompous. Admiral William McRaven (ret), former commander of Special Ops during OBL raid, writes: "Truth be told, I am a pro-life, pro-Second Amendment, small-government, strong-defense and a national . . One was to parachute in a SEAL . Nothing mattered but your will to succeed. There were more serious charges, one of which eventually landed Marcinko in prison. Caption. But at the end of the day, you have to confirm the jackpot. In fact, he pushed two young girls, his daughters, in front of him, which created some chaos. And, of course, that generation, you know, they were children of the Great Depression. Firing Line with Margaret Hoover is made possible in part by and by Corporate funding is provided by What kind of intelligence did we get off the target? MCRAVEN: Yeah. This is a disturbing phenomenon to me because I dont believe our democracy long range is going to work unless theres an attitude in our society and particularly among our young, that they have an obligation of service. And frankly, I didnt want to engage him in a conversation. Of course, as we began to come in to target the one helicopter loses lift as it got over the target. It was an ideal post for a cerebral commando whose body needed mending. With her father by her side, she laughed off the injury like it was a scratch. Yeah, I couldnt hear any of that. In a new book from TIME, Special Ops: The Hidden World of America's Toughest Warriors, international editor Jim Frederick reports on the secret world of the U.S. military units. Today, McRaven calls Marcinko a "charismatic figure" who deserves credit for building an important new unit from scratch. MCRAVEN: So by the time the helicopters had passed back over the border, now Im on the video with President Obama and his team. The drill was to jump at 13,000 feet and once you dropped to 5,500 feet, you pulled your ripcord. Olson was the first Navy SEAL ever to be appointed to three-star and four-star flag rank, as well . And you know what? I mean, if thats not service, I dont know what is. (See TIME's 2008 Person of the Year: Barack Obama. HOOVER: Admiral, Youve just written a book, The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived. And your father served in World War Two, and you share memories of him and his fellow service members swapping stories about their missions. It became a dark joke in military and intelligence circles that the U.S. knocked off al-Qaeda's No. Well, the Joint Operation Center, we refer to it as the JOC, was probably about a hundred people that are sitting in a room with a lot of computers. One of its central messages was intended to caution against a literal idea of combat: "We will not triumph solely or even primarily through military might. Well, he pulls his parachute, and I collide with his parachute - little bit like getting hit by an air bag. And so I recognize that shots are being fired. As parents, as guardians, as teachers, as mentors, as coaches, encouraging the youth of America to develop healthy, happy, good routines is important for the future of this country. and a grotesque 2001 skydiving mishap that separated his pelvic muscles from the bone. He said, well sir Im six two. And that little bit of levity kind of helped me through the rest of the night. How have you seen this generation rise to the occasion in a way thats perhaps different than General Westmorelands observations? The story did not end there. Well, because I was tumbling, the pilot chute came out and wrapped around one leg, and then another part of the parachute called the riser came out and wrapped around my other leg. ", A Fourth Star You wrote, quote, as long as I could wiggle my toes, I was going to stay a SEAL. You share the story of Moki Martin, the Vietnam era SEAL, who was partially paralyzed from a head-on bike accident. I couldnt see what was going on inside the building. And fortunately, you know, the guys found me, took me to the hospital. And if its any indication from the people that have talked to me since that speech, I think its of some value to getting your day started right. McRaven: Basic SEAL training was a lifetime of challenges crammed into six months. HOOVER: This past May marked 10 years since the historic and heroic mission that you orchestrated, Admiral, what is it like for you to watch President Obama say those words now, 10 years later? To be a good leader, you have to be a good communicator. So for 30 days, I came in every day to check on him and then would leave the small room without engaging him. You write about a skydiving accident that you were in in 2001 that nearly cost you your life. The bad news is that when it opened, it split me like a nutcracker, I guess, and just kind of broke the pelvis, broke my back.". The fact of the matter is, the law of armed conflict and the rules of engagement were pretty clear. So Rob ONeill and his teammate, when they came up Again, there were no helmet cams. The good news is, as I fell a couple hundred feet or a thousand feet or so, the parachute finally opened. That was a day that I think motivated all of America to go forth and realize that we had to bring justice to bin Laden, to bring justice to Al-Qaeda and to do what we felt was right for the country. So the mission was a long way from over. McRaven: He went from being pompous and arrogant to frankly, just being, : The first people I want to thank are the SEALs. And so the president asked me, he says, Well, Bill, do you know whether or not its bin Laden? I said, Sir, I dont. A Navy SEAL who spent 37 years serving his country. Theyre the superheroes. "People like McRaven know that.". With her father by her side, she laughed off the injury . What do we need to do next? As chancellor, he oversaw 14 institutions that educate 221,000 students and employ 20,000 faculty and more than 80,000 health care professionals, researchers and staff. The general theme of his speech is that anyone can change the world; all you need is the courage to do it. Date of Birth. Retired Adm. William McRaven and Nicholas Rasmussen, former National Counterterrorism Center director, discuss the raid on the Usama bin Laden compound in Pakistan in commemoration of the 10th . Will one of those hundred people be the person that cures cancer? He has unique facial characteristics. You know, we had a lot of kind of heated discussions in the meetings I was in, but there was never any rancor. Based on a Navy SEAL's inspiring graduation speech, this number-one New York Times best seller of powerful life lessons "should be read by every leader in America" (Wall Street Journal).. Jocko Willink. But before all that, he had to recover from a terrible accident. 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