Brothers forever
Subtitle: the enduring bond between a Marine and a Navy SEAL that transcended their ultimate sacrifice
By: Tom Sileo and Col. Tom Manion, USMCR (Ret.) ; foreword by General John Allen, USMC (Ret.).
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9780306822377
Subjects: Alumni and alumnae; Campaigns; United States; United States. Navy. SEALs; United States Naval Academy; United States. Marine Corps; Afghan War, 2001-; Iraq War, 2003-2011; Casualties; Biography
Description: "Four weeks after Navy SEALs had killed Osama bin Laden, President Obama stood in Arlington National Cemetery to deliver his Memorial Day address. He extolled the heroism and sacrifice of the two men buried side by side in the graves before him: Travis Manion, a fallen US Marine, and Brendan Looney, a fallen US Navy SEAL. Although they were killed three years apart, one in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, these two former roommates and best friends were now buried together-"brothers forever." Award-winning journalist Tom Sileo and Travis's father, Colonel Tom Manion, USMCR (Ret.), tell the intimate and personal story of how these Naval Academy roommates defined a generation's sacrifice in Afghanistan and Iraq. From Travis's incredible bravery on the streets of Fallujah to Brendan's anguished SEAL training in the wake of his friend's death and later acts of heroism in the mountains of Afghanistan, Brothers Forever is a remarkable story of war and friendship"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.