(Sharing
a disturbing and informative email)
PLEASE NOTE: That this article not been verified. Snoops.com does not provide a clear answer. In
light of the congressional testimony – this article strike a cord of truth.
The stunning part of this story is
that Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty killed 60 of the attacking force. Once the compound was overrun, the attackers
were incensed to discover that just two men had inflicted so much death and
destruction.
The news has been full of the
attacks on our embassies throughout the Muslim world, and in particular, the
deaths of Ambassador Chris Stevens and three others in Benghazi, Libya.
However, there’s a little known
story of incredible bravery, heroics, and courage that should be the top story.
So what actually happened at the
U.S. embassy in Libya? We are learning
more about this every day. Ambassador
Stevens and Foreign Service officer Sean Smith, along with administrative
staff, were working out of temporary quarters due to the fact that in the
spring of 2011 during the so-called Arab Spring, the United States cut ties
with then president Moammar Gadhafi. Our
embassy was looted and ransacked, causing it to be unusable. It is still in a state of disrepair.
Security for embassies and their
personnel is to be provided by the host nation.
Since Libya has gone through a civil war of sorts in the past 18 months,
the current government is very unstable, and therefore, unreliable
A well-organized attack by radical
Muslims was planned specifically targeting the temporary U.S. embassy building.
The Libyan security force that was in
place to protect our people deserted their post, or joined the attacking
force. Either way, our people were in a
real fix. And it should be noted that Ambassador Stevens had
mentioned on more than one occasion to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, that
he was quite concerned for his personal safety and the welfare of his people. It is thought that Ambassador Stevens was on a “hit list.”
A short distance from the American
compound, two Americans were sleeping. They were in Libya as independent contractors
working an assignment totally unrelated to our embassy. They also happened to be former Navy Seal’s.
When they heard the noise coming
from the attack on our embassy, as you would expect from highly trained
warriors, they ran to the fight.
Apparently, they had no weapons, but seeing the Libyan guards dropping
their guns in their haste in fleeing the scene, Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty
snatched up several of these discarded weapons and prepared to defend the
American compound.
Not knowing exactly what was taking
place, the two Seal’s set up a defensive perimeter. Unfortunately Ambassador Stevens was already
gravely injured, and Foreign Service officer, Sean Smith, was dead. However, due to their quick action and
suppressive fire, twenty administrative personnel in the embassy were able to
escape to safety. Eventually, these two
courageous men were overwhelmed by the sheer numbers brought against them, an
enemy force numbering between 100 to 200 attackers which came in two
waves. But the stunning part of the
story is that Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty killed 60 of the attacking
force. Once the compound was overrun,
the attackers were incensed to discover that just two men had inflicted so much
death and destruction.
As it became apparent to these
selfless heroes, they were definitely going to lose their lives unless some
reinforcements showed up in a hurry. As
we know now, that was not to be. I’m
fairly certain they knew they were going to die in this gunfight, but not
before they took a whole lot of bad guys with them!
Consider these tenets of the
Navy SEAL Code:
1) Loyalty to Country, Team and Teammate,
2) Serve with Honor and Integrity On and Off the Battlefield,
3) Ready to Lead, Ready to Follow, Never Quit,
4) Take responsibility for your actions and the actions of
your teammates,
5) Excel as Warriors through Discipline and Innovation,
6) Train for War, Fight to Win, Defeat our Nation’s Enemies,
and
7) Earn your Trident every day
Thank you,
Tyrone and Glen. To the very last
breath, you both lived up to the SEAL Code.
You served all of us well. You
were courageous in the face of certain death.
And Tyrone,
even though you never got to hold your newborn son, he will grow up knowing the
character and quality of his father, a man among men who sacrificed himself
defending others.
Dr. Charles R. Roots
Senior Pastor
Former Staff Sergeant,
USMC Captain,
U. S. Navy Chaplain Corps (Ret.)
This should be passed on and on and on.
NO TRUE AMERICAN WOULD
OBJECT TO RECEIVING THIS MORE THAN ONCE ...
SO PASS IT ON
And Let us
never forget the Hillary Clinton Comment:
“What
Difference does it make how these men died!"
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