And, of course, that generation, you know, they were children of the Great Depression. And I took the opportunity to call up my boys and say, you know, my daughter was with us and explained it to her as well, that her life was about to change for dad. November 6, 1955. A hard landing off to the side. Well, the mission wasnt over yet. You will feel a sense of pride, and that same pride will greet you at . And then. INSKEEP: You refer to remembering this incident, this kindness of effectively overlooking the regulations, you think, and how you behaved later as a commander, as the wars began in Iraq and Afghanistan. These lessons helped Admiral William McRaven overcome SEAL training and found that they applied to overcome life's challenges. Not your color, not your ethnic background, not your education and not your social status. As it turned out, in a dark room at night. But I'm stunned. And of course, it started in SEAL training. And the reason that I am so impressed with this generation, because the 9/11 generation, these young men and women that signed up after September 11th, that raised their hand and said, Im going to join the military, knew that they were taking on the risks, knew that they would probably go to war. Now, a principle of democracy is, for every right there is a duty. And he became the overall commander of the US Special Operations Command, the rest is history. Admiral McRaven also explains how it isn't necessary to change everyone's lives for the world to change. And was in charge of SEAL Team Six during Neptunes Spear, the daring operation that took out Osama Bin Laden. You were hit by a fellow divers canopy. Toward the end, with the assault team moving from room to room, McRaven stepped unexpectedly away from the screen. Four skiffs carrying armed men. I knew that there would have to be some sort of follow on action against Al-Qaeda. But by then he and his young lieutenant had fallen out. Take us inside that closet as you watched your SEALS enter Pakistan and clear the compound floor by floor. It is a small task, but I think an important one. And as I say in the book, kind of inexplicably, I just had this feeling that this was going to be the night that we got Saddam Hussein. Then McRaven swung back into the picture. As you point out. McRaven and his four SEAL teams had trained for such a moment, but it was all he could do to follow the news in bed. The story did not end there. McRaven, then a 45-year-old Navy SEAL captain, led a jump exercise near San Diego. SEAL training was a great equalizer. (See TIME's 2008 Person of the Year: Barack Obama. . Moki, to me was this kind of quintessential Navy SEAL. Dazed at the impact, he pulled his cord only to find himself tangled up in the parachute's lines. No Americans were harmed. They pull it up, and there's Saddam. I had received an intelligence brief the night before from one of the great noncommissioned officers that was part of the Saddam hunt. Police in Goulburn, a city in New South . William McRaven retired from the US Navy as a four-star admiral, as the commander of the United States special operations command and as the longest serving Navy SEAL in the history of our country . So now I am tangled up in my parachute, falling towards the ground. As the chief executive officer of the UT System, Chancellor McRaven oversees 14 institutions that educate 221,000 students and employ 20,000 faculty and more than 80,000 health care professionals, researchers and staff. I can see it on the overhead surveillance. You know, he ate as well if not better than a lot of the soldiers that we had. I had been talking to the leader of the Army Task Force. "As you see, we have a helicopter down," McRaven said, expressionless. Bush famously kept a list of al-Qaeda leaders in his Oval Office desk drawer and drew an X over each face as the target was captured or killed. And just something said, hey, we got to turn around, weve got to get back, because, you know, tonights going to be the night. as well as other partner offers and accept our. Just like that, it was over. But at the end of the day, you have to confirm the jackpot. MCRAVEN: You know, nobody goes through life and is successful all on their own. Well, because I was tumbling, the pilot chute came out and wrapped around one leg, and then another part of the parachute called the riser came out and wrapped around my other leg. INSKEEP: You're in a command position in Iraq, in a senior position in Iraq. He kept tabs on the SEALs who had gone to war without him. Once there were U.S. commando units in World War II. You were hit by a fellow divers canopy. commander under the obama administration. INSKEEP: He wasn't in a very good position to negotiate, I suppose. And eventually, of course, the SEALs execute a mission that all of these guys, in terms of the tactics of it, had done hundreds of times before. She's been in the hospital for two months and has years of . The New York Times reports that Vice Adm McRaven was asked in February by Mr Panetta to come up with various proposals for a military strike on the compound where Bin Laden was believed to be . General William Westmoreland joined the original firing line with William F. Buckley Jr. in 1979 for a conversation called, quote, the crisis in the US military. They shot better with a prosthetic hand.". "So now I am tangled up in my parachute, falling towards the ground. William McRaven was tumbling from the sky, and there wasn't much sky left. . With her father by her side, she laughed off the injury . In April 2011, while you were serving as the commander of Joint Special Operations Command, you were gearing up to take down Osama bin Laden. I mean, who in the world is going to join the military for relatively low pay, to put your life at risk, et cetera, et cetera? William H. McRaven. Can you reflect on that moment and what it was like for you, what you took in at that moment? william mcraven on his time in the military and his criticism of president trump. On the night of the bin Laden raid, there were 13 simultaneous operations in Afghanistan by clandestine "special-mission units" under JSOC, according to McRaven and Petraeus. Admiral William H. McRaven, Address to Class of 2015, 18 January 2014. Nan McRaven says. Or, I have to be careful, Im not sure From the time the mission started I think maybe its 15 minutes when I got the call from the ground force commander, for God and country, Geronimo, Geronimo, Geronimo. And Geronimo was the code word for bin Laden. And I was just honored to be part of the operation. I was heading out of Iraq, heading to AL U.D.(?) They have just 500 days until graduation. But that particular day, I actually had a meeting down in Qatar. And so I recognize that shots are being fired. HOOVER: You write about a skydiving accident that you were in in 2001 that nearly cost you your life. MCRAVEN: Thank you, Margaret. And so when I got the call from the squadron commander and he said, we have Jackpot, youre always, as the guy sitting in the rear, youre thinking, ok, this is good news. Did we inadvertently kill people we shouldnt have killed? Retired Adm. William McRaven earned fame for leading US special-operations forces on some of their most well-known missions. MCRAVEN: Yeah. A decorated, veteran Navy SEAL died Sunday after a mishap during military free-fall training in Arizona, Navy officials told USNI News. There was always an understanding that it was about doing what was right for the country. He's sure he would have surrendered to self-pity and . It absolutely was not. And even though I was broken-hearted at the time, I was intent on getting kind of back in the fight and being able to support my fellow special operations warriors. WILLIAM H MCRAVEN: And all of a sudden, I realize the guy to the left is underneath me. So in relative terms, I'm moving at about 120 miles an hour towards the ground, and he is, in relative terms, stopped as he pulled his parachute. Capture him if you can, but if he presents a threat at all, any threat whatsoever, kill him.. Will they be, you know, somebody of importance? STEVE INSKEEP, BYLINE: If I don't mistake this, your boss, Admiral Eric Olson, kind of bypassed a form that would say whether you were physically fit or not. While nothing is definitive, "all indications are pointing to the fact" that Israel was behind a cyberattack that knocked out power at Iran's Natanz uranium enrichment facility over the weekend, retired U.S. Navy Adm. William McRaven said Monday, and he finds the allegations "a little disturbing" given that the U.S. and other countries are currently trying to renegotiate the 2015 Iran nuclear . WESTMORELAND: The zeal and the desire to serve is not present to the extent that it was several years ago. And when it did, the leg with the pilot chute went one direction, and the leg with the risers went the other direction and kind of snapped me in two. Firing Line with Margaret Hoover is made possible in part by and by Corporate funding is provided by So the mission was a long way from over. We were holding our breath . Billions of dollars and the labor of countless men and women had led to that day. So I think all of those kind of clicked in my mind. And they were going out every night, you know, trying to stop suicide bombers. "Frankly, I wasn't sure whether I had been knocked unconscious, so when I had the chance, I pulled my rip cord," McRaven told TIME. MCRAVEN: I had arrived in Iraq in October of 2003, and we were hunting Saddam Hussein. And now I'm tumbling out of control towards the ground.". You wrote, quote, as long as I could wiggle my toes, I was going to stay a SEAL. You share the story of Moki Martin, the Vietnam era SEAL, who was partially paralyzed from a head-on bike accident. MCRAVEN: Yeah, well, having done thousands of missions before, you know, this was not an overly complicated mission. She was seriously injured in a parachute accident. Now, in the case of Saddam Hussein, it was pretty obvious. "The SEALs were happy, I was happy, and nobody was getting in trouble except Bill McRaven," he says. And we had a plan to do that. I kind of tumble through the parachute. While encouraging the students to improve the world, . He has unique facial characteristics. But it was pretty clearly bin Laden. The Navy brass had established a secret counterterrorist unit under Commander Richard Marcinko, a creative, mercurial and extravagantly profane enthusiast of commando arts. The accident happened along westbound ECP at the Rochor Road exit. So I understood pretty quickly that the guys were a little banged up, but they were OK. And so we went from plan A to plan B. As it turned out, in a dark room at night. Admiral McRaven has since retired from the military and is now the chancellor of University of Texas. Do you mind recounting it? You had 60 million dollars for a helicopter, the one we had lost on the raid, and you didnt have ten dollars for a tape measure? And as Ive told folks, it was just the right amount of levity, just at the right time to kind of lower the stress in the room. . I loved the sense of patriotism. According to participants in the closely held Abbottabad debate, McRaven spoke thoughtfully about the risks but never expressed doubt that his men could dispatch bin Laden and return home safely. Long before the bin Laden raid, the special operators came to believe they had rebuilt themselves as a stealthy, lethal and strategically potent military force. It will give you a sense of accomplishment that you will want to continue to feel throughout the day. In his Kabul headquarters as outgoing U.S. commander in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus pumped his fist. General and Mrs. Caslen, General and Mrs. Clarke, General Trainor, Col Brazil, Command Sergeants Major Duane . Having said that, I knew bin Laden was about six foot four And I thought, well Im six foot two. Capture him if you can, but if he presents a threat at all, any threat whatsoever, kill him.. Judge plans to appoint Special Master to Dominion, Fox News . And then in 1983, as you mentioned, he had a head-on bicycle accident and then was paralyzed from the chest down and has been since that time. So I saw some young SEALs standing nearby. What do we need to do next? While the rest of the Pentagon is scaling back spending, special-operations forces are asking for more. So whenever people begin to lose hope about the future of the country and whether or not the men and women will continue to serve, I think weve seen this movie before. . President George W. Bush had asked Downing to inaugurate a new position as Deputy National Security Adviser for Combatting Terrorism. He has unique facial characteristics. He was later memorialized in an eponymous film starring Tom Hanks. HOOVER: The story of identifying the body is such a memorable one. And now I'm tumbling out of control towards the ground. "He walked again, which was amazing," sister Nan recalls. McRaven has a long, storied history with the military. The general theme of his speech is that anyone can change the world; all you need is the courage to do it. False, Marcinko says. So upon reaching the third floor, the raids second SEAL, Senior Chief Petty Officer Rob ONeill, came face to face with a, quote, tall, thin man. And I really didnt have any relief in terms of the mission until after all the helicopters had come back across the border, the Afghan border and were landing at the back at our base. And that was pretty evident. And he pulls. Years ago the author was badly wounded in a parachute accident and he had to go through months of recovery and rehabilitation. In 2001, he became a counterrorism advisor for the National Security Council and soon was fighting al-Qaeda in Iraq. And as I would find out later, it wouldnt be the last time. Admiral, tell me about that premonition. Bin Laden lay low and stayed alive. I didnt want to engage with him because, frankly, I didnt want him to, at least psychologically, think that he was a VIP, that he was somebody important enough to be able to engage me in conversation. But I also knew at that moment that life was about to change. And as I was descending, I noticed that there was . MCRAVEN: I dont know, as a young boy, whether I thought I would follow in my fathers footsteps, what I knew was I loved the camaraderie. ET. She was seriously injured in a parachute accident. HOOVER: You know, there are people out there, Admiral, who may not know about the raid on Osama bin Ladens compound or the rescue of Captain Phillips. And in the case of the rescue of Captain Phillips, the guys on scene made all the right calls. He was later memorialized in an eponymous film starring Tom Hanks. Speaking to MS News, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) was alerted to a traffic accident on 1 Mar at about 6.45pm. I went back to my little headquarters area, got back on the video with the president and the president said, OK, Bill, let me get this straight. Around that time came a call from Wayne Downing, a retired Army four-star general. He served in the first Gulf War and wrote the book on special warfare, "The Theory of Special Operations." I mean, hes just a remarkable, remarkable inspiration. And then two days later, when I was back in Washington briefing the Congress, I get a call to come over to the White House. We werent going to put him in a cell with other people, that his days as the leader of Iraq were over. They were children of World War One. The Commander in Chief staked his presidency on a military plan with risks that daunted his Secretary of Defense. ), (See TIME's 2008 Person of the Year: Barack Obama. MCRAVEN: Well, I think its interesting when you think about Westmorelands observation in context. We know that theyre getting ready to launch aircraft to come intercept us. Leadership. Today on the show, Admiral McRaven and I discuss why something as simple as making your bed every day can lay the foundation for success in every aspect of your life, how a parachuting accident taught him an important lesson on avoiding self-pity and learning to rely on the help of others, and why rolling in the sand as a . So I reached for my rip cord, pulled the rip cord, and the pilot chute comes out of the back of the parachute. I mean, he was, to me, the gold standard in Navy SEALs. University of Texas System Chancellor William H. McRaven, a retired U.S. Navy four-star admiral, leads one of the nation's largest and most respected systems of higher education. "Part of the chute wrapped around one leg, the risers around the other, and the good news is that it opened. In a special edition celebrating Independence Day, four-star Admiral William H. McRaven shares stories of heroism from his 37 years of service to America, including details behind the capture of Saddam Hussein and the killing of Osama bin Laden. It became a dark joke in military and intelligence circles that the U.S. knocked off al-Qaeda's No. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to retired Adm. William McRaven, who may be best-known as the Navy SEAL commander who oversaw the 2011 raid that killed Osama bin Laden, about his new memoir. Yeah, theres a lot of people out there that think that this was a kill only mission. Courage. And so what we had to do pretty quickly was to make sure he understood that he was a prisoner of the United States and we were going to treat him well. By Barton Gellman. Admiral William McRaven (ret), former commander of Special Ops during OBL raid, writes: "Truth be told, I am a pro-life, pro-Second Amendment, small-government, strong-defense and a national . That is not exactly the same as choosing two commandments to rebut in church, but it is provocative. On May 17, 2014, Admiral William H. McRaven addressed the graduating class of the University of Texas at Austin on their Commencement day. His father, a career Air Force officer, was stationed at Pope Air Force Base, now known as Pope Field, part of Fort Bragg. And you know, after a couple days, they pinned me and plated me and got me going. William McRaven: The Admiral. The lead, in fact, had led them to Saddam. ADM McRaven's 500th Night speech, titled A Sailor's Perspective on the United States Army, was transcribed and released by West Point. Tell me about that moment and what you heard come through the radio after that. And so I proudly have the opportunity to display that tape measure at the Special Operations Command. Will one of those hundred people be the person that cures cancer? Caption. Yeah, I mean, even to this day, the impact of Moki Martin is with me every day. Admiral William H. McRaven is the ninth commander of United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). ), https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2101745_2102133_2102330,00.html. (Photo Credit: United States Navy / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain) McRaven's plan was successful and bin Laden was killed by SEAL Team 6 on May 2, 2011. McRaven: I was just honored to be part of the operation. He said, well sir Im six two. An accident during a routine parachute jump in 2001 kind of snapped me in two, McRaven said in a 2019 interview. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. McRaven recovered and rose up the ranks. Taking Apart al-Qaeda "If I were to react to a ship takedown in a foreign port or an embassy in a foreign country, the Eagles would stick out like a" O.K., well, that's as much of the quote as you get in TIME. Stay up to date with what you want to know. So for 30 days, I came in every day to check on him and then would leave the small room without engaging him. You had 60 million dollars for a helicopter, the one we had lost on the raid, and you didnt have ten dollars for a tape measure? And as Ive told folks, it was just the right amount of levity, just at the right time to kind of lower the stress in the room. And now the Pakistanis, of course, are waking up to the fact that were there. He also explains how giving up isn't an option no matter what you're going through. s parents, as guardians, as teachers, as mentors, as coaches, encouraging the youth of America to develop healthy, happy, good routines is important for the future of this country. He salutes the Greatest Generation and has faith in the new one. But I would go in every day to check on him. We did. Marcinko picked McRaven to lead a team in the hot new command with a purposely wonky name: Naval Special Warfare Development Group. A Navy SEAL who spent 37 years serving his country. Bin Laden was in American hands, status adjusted: "enemy killed in action." Admiral McRaven, on this Independence Day weekend, thank you for your service and thank you for sharing your stories from your recent books, Hero Code, Sea Stories and Make Your Bed. HOOVER: Its quite striking because you write that the command center breaks into cheers, but you, quote, had no sense of relief, no internal exhilaration, no feeling of victory. At the time, Admiral William H. McRaven thought that this accident put a definitive end to his career. ", A Fourth Star Shortly after jumping out, McCraven says something was clearly wrong. And on that night it was McRaven, linked by secure video from Jalalabad to the White House, who briefed the President in real time as the operation progressed. He was the son of an Air Force officer who grew up on Pope Air Force Base and joined the Navy through an ROTC program. Marcinko acknowledges that he arranged for female companions at the hard-drinking beach parties he threw on Navy property, but it would not be politically correct, he says, to call them "ladies of the night.". Once there was a President who called for building up the Green Berets in the same speech, in 1961, that called for landing a man on the moon. So, yes, we believed we had bin Laden. Marcinko fired the 27-year-old McRaven after a year. How have you seen this generation rise to the occasion in a way thats perhaps different than General Westmorelands observations? There are costs. Good to be with you. I mean, it showed that we as Americans can do the hard things and do them well. Eight weeks later came the surprise attacks of Sept. 11. Yeah, theres a lot of people out there that think that this was a kill only mission. I mean, if thats not service, I dont know what is. McRaven speaks respectfully of Bush as Commander in Chief, saying he "made some very, very tough decisions." 10 years after the operation that brought Osama bin Laden to justice, President Obama and Admiral Bill McRaven, the commander of the special operations force. "He walked again, which was amazing," sister Nan recalls. 00:23:10 He knew I'd been in a parachute accident. HOOVER: Admiral, Youve just written a book, The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived. And your father served in World War Two, and you share memories of him and his fellow service members swapping stories about their missions. And if its any indication from the people that have talked to me since that speech, I think its of some value to getting your day started right. Now, a principle of democracy is, for every right there is a duty. Admiral William McRaven. And fortunately, you know, the guys found me, took me to the hospital. Yeah, I couldnt hear any of that. 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