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SEAL Tales

Hunting the Butcher

One fateful night in 2009 a team of Navy SEALs grabbed the Butcher of Fallujah—and then everything went wrong. This is the story of that night.

Patrick Robinson

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Navy Seal Training: The Start of Hell Week

All eyes are on the Navy SEALS after their extraordinary takedown of Osama Bin Laden. Here Marcus Luttrell, a former SEAL, recounts the beginning of Hell Week, the toughest physical and mental challenge in their training.

Patrick Robinson

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