Apr 7th, 2008 · A Navy SEAL from Southern California who gave his life to protect his fellow SEALS in Iraq is about to receive the Medal of Honor, the nation's top military honor. Petty Officer Michael Monsoor died after throwing himself atop a hand grenade thrown by an insurgent in Ramadi.
Apr 4th, 2008 · Commentator Eric Greitens is a Navy SEAL, Iraq war veteran and chairman of an organization that works with wounded and disabled veterans to begin new careers in public service. Greitens asks Americans, whatever their view of the Iraq War, to at least keep paying attention.
Aug 16th, 2006 · Marc Allen Lee, who died in a firefight in Ramadi, is the first Navy Seal to die in Iraq.
Sep 16th, 2005 · The Predator has emerged as one of the most useful weapons in the U.S. military's arsenal. The tiny Unmanned Aerial Vehicle played a role in catching Saddam Hussein, in killing a high-profile al Qaeda suspect in Pakistan this spring, and in trying to find the Navy SEAL team that went missing in Afghanistan this summer. But the pilots who actually fly the Predator are far from the action. They're sprawled in leather armchairs planted in trailers, in the middle of the desert in Nevada. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly visits the home of the Predator outside Las Vegas, for this look at how the Predator works and how it's being adapted for new challenges, like detecting explosives in Iraq.
Jul 19th, 2005 · Michael Murphy grew up with the dream of becoming a Navy SEAL. Friends say Murphy was the kind of guy who would do anything to help a friend. He was laid to rest last week. Murphy was killed during an attempt to rescue some of his fellow SEALs in Afghanistan.
Jun 24th, 2005 · Defense attorney Frank Spinner has represented a long list of military defendants, including a Navy SEAL lieutenant who's facing court-martial on charges that he abused an Iraqi detainee who died in CIA custody.