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� Benghazi �


THIS PART YOU DON'T KNOW, BUT SHOULD.


  AMERICAN VALOR, BENGHAZI:

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 Stephens 
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 Stephens 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 Stephens 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 Stephens 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 Stephens 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 gun fight, 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

(http://www.navyseals.com/seal-code-warrior-creed).

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.)