One of the pioneers of the Navy SEALs just died
Blake Stilwell, We Are The Mighty
It's not widely known that Marine Corps Raiders trained operatives for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II.
The forerunner to the CIA, the OSS would conduct clandestine resistance, sabotage, and intelligence-gathering operations all over the world. One of those operatives was a member of UDT-10, an underwater demolition team, who would play a critical role in the recapture of the Philippines during the war, then help create the foundation of maritime special operations forces for the US military and the intelligence community.
That operative was a sailor named Hank Weldon and he died on Oct. 5, 2018 in his San Marcos, Calif. home. He was 95 years old.
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