Team Travis tribute, 177–183
on Travis’s Academy re-admission, 20
on Travis’s Academy resignation, 16, 19
Travis’s funeral, 153–157, 159–162
Travis’s reinterment, 237–240
on Travis’s return to Iraq for 2nd deployment, 74
visit to Arlington National Cemetery, 177–178
at wrestling match, 10–12
Manion, Travis
aiding trapped Marine, 100–101
at Al Anbar Province, 56–59
background of, x–xiii, 21–22
baptism of niece, Maggie, 69–70
bar incident (2006), 67–69
on Brendan’s acceptance into Navy SEALs, 71
charming women, 31–32
desert training exercise, 53–56
at Eagles football game prior to 2nd deployment, 75–78
e-mail from and to Brendan, 95–96
e-mail to family and friends, 1–2, 91–92, 99–100
e-mail to Gardner, 135
e-mail to Gilchrist, 61–62
e-mail to McGurty, 56–59
in Fallujah’s chlorine bomb attack, 81–87
Fallujah’s industrial sector attack, 2–5, 104–105
on FDNY Rescue 1 visit, 73–74
first IED attack in Fallujah, 59–60
helping wounded Marines, 3–4
on killing an enemy fighter, 89–90
at Lacrosse National Championship Game, 41
leaving for TBS training, 47–48
letter to newspaper, 107
on loss of fellow classmates, 49–53
meeting Brendan as roommate, 7–8
as member of wrestling team, 9–12
morning of April 29, 2007, 110–113
mountain biking trip, 45–47
Naval Academy graduation, 38–39
Naval Academy re-admission, 19–20
Naval Academy resignation, 12–17
Obama’s Memorial Day 2011 remembrance, 251–253
Observation Post Baghdad attack, 101–105
on patrol in Fallujah’s industrial sector, 1–5
Pikes Peak hike, 31
posthumously receiving Silver Star and Bronze Star with Valor medals, 199–200
preparing for Iraq’s constitutional referendum, 56–59
reinterment to Section 60, Arlington Cemetery, 237–240
return to US after first deployment, 63
September 11, 2001, terror attack, 22–26
sniper attack (last mission), 112–132
Sudanese terrorist capture, 97–99
use of PowerPoint presentations, 88
view on Al Anbar Providence, 88
on Virginia Tech mass shooting, 108
winning Weems Award, 10
Marang, Jonathan
as member of 3-2-1 MiTT team, 89
participating in sniper mission, 116–131
planning sniper mission, 112–113
remembrance of Travis, 173–174
I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), 152
II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), ix
Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, 54
Marine Corps Marathon, Washington, DC, 177–183, 253, 259
Marquette, Chad, 113, 117, 129, 131
Mathews, Ben, 8–9, 78, 186, 190, 242
McAllister, Myles, 32
McCain, John, 28–29
McClellan, Jonah D., 226
McClung, Megan, 79
McGinnis, Ross, 75–76
McGurty, Jess, 57
McGurty, John, 57–58
McLendon, David B., 227
Meade, Richie, 40, 196
Memorial Day 2011, remarks by Obama, 251–253
Miranda, Denis C., 227
Mission 59, Afghanistan, 211–227
MiTTs (military transition teams). See 3-2-1 MiTT unit
Morris, Thomas “Bucky,” 40–41, 43, 45–47
Myers, Richard, 39
Naval Academy
graduation day, 38–39
Travis’s re-admission, 19–20
Travis’s resignation from, 12–17
Weems Award, 10
Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS), 8, 18
Navy SEALs
Brendan’s accepted for training, 70–71
Brendan’s Honor Man of Navy
SEAL BUD/S award, 171–172
BUD/S training, 71, 105–106, 165–172
ethos and creed of, 171–172
SEAL Qualification Training, 171, 183
SEAL Team Four, 224
SEAL Team Three, xi, 209–210, 211–227, 244
New York Fire Department, Rescue 1 headquarters, 73–74
Nick (Iraq interpreter), 89, 97, 106–107, 259
9/11 Heroes Run, 260
Nolan, Vic, 215, 218, 225, 244
Obama administration, 212–213, 248–253
Observation Post Baghdad attack, 101–105
Olsen, Rich, 98–99
101st Airborne Division, 226
Operation Mojave Viper, 54–56
Operation Sea Serpent, 225
Operation Steel Resolve, 112
Operation Vigilant Resolve, 112
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 161
Palmer, Christina, 204, 229, 233–234, 240–241, 243
Papak, Dave, 133–136, 147–148, 156, 199
Papak, Kate, 133
Parker, Chris, 177
Patriot Guard Riders, 158
Pecori, Carlo, 57, 161
Penn State Open (wrestling competition), 10, 29
Petraeus, David, 92, 94
Petty, Paul
chlorine bomb attack, 82–84
Observation Post Baghdad attack, 101–105
preparing for Iraq’s constitutional
referendum, 58–59
sniper mission, 113–132
Sudanese terrorist capture, 97–99
on Travis’s use of PowerPoint presentations, 88
Pizza Slice section of Fallujah, 112–132
Pollini, Matthew, 213
Poudrier, Joel, 85–86, 113
Powell, Joshua D., 226
Powell, Michael, 43–44
Pressfield, Steven, 86
Reid, Harry, 109
Renaud, Theresa, 23
Rendell, Ed, 161
Ricks, Thomas E., 87–88
Rumsfeld, Donald, 66, 173
Russell, Matt, 40, 43
Russert, Tim,w 109–110
San Diego Union-Tribune (newspaper), 224, 257–258
Sarver, Rob
on Brendan’s death, 230–231
as Brendan’s roommate in San Diego, 145–146
comment about Brendan in Afghanistan, 221–222
discharge from Navy and engagement to Heather, 258
e-mail from Brendan, 222
giving Brendan’s personal effects to Amy, 244–245
JOTC and SERE training, 171, 183
as member of Navy SEAL Team Three, 200–203
on Travis’s death, 151, 163–164
viewing Brendan’s remains, 236–237
Saving Private Ryan (movie), 48, 160
Schumaker, Bob, 178
Schumaker, Kit, 178
Schwarzkopf, Norman, 28
Scott, Ridley, 115
SEAL Qualification Training (SQT), 171, 183
SEAL Team Four, 224
SEAL Team Three
in Afghanistan, xi, 211–227
at Brendan’s funeral, 244
in Iraq, 200–209
Segel, Chuck
commenting on Iraqi soldiers, 111
sniper mission, 113–132
survival from sniper attack, 259
September 11, 2001, terror attack, 22–26
Sharratt, Joel
encouragement to Travis on Iraq mission, 57
on flight to Harman’s funeral, 49–50
on Travis’s wrestling defeat, 11–12
S
ilver Star medal
awarded to Brian Stann, 160
awarded to Travis Manion, 199–200
Smith, Adam O., 227
Sniper mission (Iraq), 112–132
South Korea, 63–64
Stann, Brian, 49–52, 157–158, 160–161
Stann, Teresa, 158
Sudanese terrorist capture (Iraq), 98
Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) training, 183
TBS (The Basic School), Quantico, Virginia, 49–52
Team Travis tribute, 177–183
Terror attacks and threats in US anthrax incidents (2001), 27–28
liquid explosives (2006), 65
September 11, 2001, 22–26
300 (movie), 86–87, 106, 107, 132
3-2-1 MiTT unit
chlorine bomb attack, 81–87
joint patrols with Iraqis, 88–89, 96–97
memorial service for Travis, 154–155
participating in sniper mission, 113–132
planning sniper mission, 112–113
relaxing with a barbeque, 110–112
remembrance of Travis, 173–174
Sudanese terrorist capture, 97–99
Travis’s assignment with, 70
US troop surge, 92–93
Tillman, Pat, 225
Toohey, Neil, 17–18
“Tower Town,” Al Farris, Iraq, 58
Tracy, Jared, 89, 101
Travis Manion Foundation, 175, 258–259
Troop surge (2007), 87–105
Umbrell, Colby, 156, 172, 239
US Army Old Guard, 243
US troop surge (2007), 87–105
Vanilla Sky (movie), 50, 160
Veterans Integration Program, 258
Virginia Tech mass shooting (2007), 108
Wagstaff, Matthew G., 226
Weems Award (Naval Academy), 10
Westbrook, Brian, 8
Westbrook, Byron, 8
White, Kevin, 251
Widener University, 13
Wilson, Josh, 113, 115, 119, 128, 129, 131
Winchester, Ronald, 49–51
Young, Croft, 57, 61, 161
Zabul Province, Afghanistan Brendan’s character in, xi, 236
house to house mission, 218–219
Mission 59, 211–227
over watch patrol, 214–215, 219–221, 225–226
Zembiec, Doug
death of, 172–173, 244
in Iraq, 37, 38
as Lion of Fallujah, 51
as McClung’s classmate, 79
as Travis’s wrestling buddy, 10
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