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trident86
8 November 2001, 00:02
Posted here by request. Dick Couch is currently a SEAL Captain in the Navy Reserves, and author of "SEAL Team One" and "Pressure Point".

"Dear Teammates, Classmates, Friends and Family, Yesterday (Halloween!!) was the official release date of my latest book, The Warrior Elite. This is a non-fiction work, my first, and is an inside look at the training of Navy SEALs. It took me close to two years to research and write this book; it was a challenging project, both technically and emotionally. Many of the young men from Class 228 who grace my text are now about to go in harm's way.
This e-mail is a shameless commercial for The Warrior Elite; I hope you will order the book from amazon.com or from you local bookstore. I welcome any and all comments from you. And I have no doubt that my fellow SEALs who "wore the boat" for that terrible week will not hesitate to point out any errors.
There will be a special, limited edition of The Warrior Elite signed by the three elite SEAL warriors who won the Medal of Honor. The price will be a premium and all proceeds will be donated to the Naval Special Warfare
Foundation to support families of deployed SEALs and our Special Warfare Combatant-Craft
Crewmen. Let me know if you are interested.
Please feel free (really, no shame) to share/forward this e-mail as appropriate. Thank you for your interest and support. And each day, take a moment from what ever you are doing and give a thought for those who now stand on guard for all of us."

Dick Couch
dick@boundmemories.com

PIMguy
8 November 2001, 14:13
Trident,

Do you know if the limited edition is available to anyone or only to insiders? I enjoy CAPT Couch's work, thanks for the intel on the new book (even though it was a "shameless commercial" written by the author ;~> ).


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trident86
8 November 2001, 22:19
PIM: I'm not sure. I'd contact CAPT Couch via e-mail and request a signed copy. I doubt if he would have mentioned it in his e-mail message if he didn't plan to make good on it. Kerrey, Thornton, and Norris may get a bad case of writer's cramp at this rate!

PIMguy
9 November 2001, 12:45
Thanks T86.

CraigSL02
9 November 2001, 18:40
Trident and PIMguy,
Hope this link works. Apparently this one was delayed but Amazon.com shows it available now.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0609607103/qid=1005345597/sr=8-7/ref=sr_8_3_7/104-3106651-0409549


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Jimbo
26 November 2001, 08:42
I read this book this past weekend.

It should be required reading for anyone who has ever considered the SEAL career path, and especially for anyone posting a question on the SEAL forum.

For those of you not particularly interested in Navy Special Warfare, I still highly recommend the epilogue where CAPT Couch discusses what it is to be a warrior in today's political reality.

My copy's up for grabs for anyone who wants it.

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Formerly Jims

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PIMguy
26 November 2001, 12:55
I'll second Jimbo's message. Great book for those interested in the SEALs.

navigator
26 November 2001, 23:09
Awesome book. I finished it yesterday. 100% recommended.

Will