Summary Of Seal Team Six Memoirs Of An Elite Navy Seal Sniper

When first opening the pages of Seal Team Six Memoirs of an Elite Navy Seal Sniper by Howard E. Wasdin and Stephen Templin you quickly realize that Howard E. Wasdin is both the protagonist and major character of the book. Experiencing his first sniper shot at the young age of seven, he later would become the SEAL’s top sniper, retiring from the military after 12 years of service, found out that God had spared his life more than once so that he could not only heal himself physically and spiritually, but to help others by becoming a doctor of chiropractic medicine. The third chapter of the book really gives insight to Wasdin’s family dynamics as Wasdin was born prematurely to a financially poor young mother of Scottish descent. The odds

During his time in boot camp the lack of discipline and respect among the recruits amazed him as he had been taught at a young age to never forget his manners or attention to detail. He did not want to fail the requirement test for Search and Rescue that he purposely went to IT (Intensive Training). He felt by doing this it helped him not only prepare physically but mentally as well. Graduating from SAR’s he would beginning BUD/S training this would be the start of his SEAL training. Hell Week would bring him to the point of quitting due to the intense training but he realized he would be a quitter and that just wasn’t going to happen, even though the hardest thing he ever did was to hand back that cup of hot chocolate. Over the years the training and missions increased with perseverance, Wasdin eventually was called to become a member of SEAL Team Six. During the fall of 1992, Wasdin requested to go to sniper school. He was told by his Red Team, chief, Denny Chalker, “You’re a great operator, but you haven’t been in the team long enough. It’s an unwritten rule that we want you here three years before you go to sniper school.” A week later his chief would tell Wasdin and his buddy, Casanova that they were being sent to sniper school. Wasdin chose the Marine Corps as they had the longest tradition, the most prestige, and more importantly, the best reputation in the world. Wasdin and Casanova