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Part of of SOFREP's interview with Dick Marcinko on the formation of SEAL Team-Six. This episode is about Operation Eagle Claw, the failed desert mission to rescue fifty-two American hostages in Iran.

His rogue leadership style and bravado helped fuel the unit's reputation as the elite of the elite, but it also alienated superiors.

Richard Marcinko, a self-styled "rogue warrior" who in 1980 became the first commander of Navy SEAL Team 6, an elite Special Operations force whose legend he fueled as the best-selling author of books drawn from his derring-do, died Dec. 25 at his home in Warrenton, Va. He was 81.

Richard Marcinko, who founded the Navy’s SEAL Team 6 after earning accolades as a SEAL leader during two tours in Vietnam, died Christmas Day at age 81, the National Navy SEAL Museum has announced.

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In Vietnam, Marcinko became known for leading successful SEAL assaults, including a May 1967 raid on Ilo Ilo Hon.

Demo Dick will be remembered for his contributions to the SEAL community.

Richard Marcinko died at age 81. He played a very unique part in Navy SEAL history, leaving a legacy like no other and is remembered as the premier counterterrorism operator in the US.

The founding commander of the Navy's elite SEAL Team 6, Richard "Dick" Marcinko, died Saturday at his home in Virginia. He was 81.

The first commanding officer of SEAL Team Six, Richard "Demo Dick" Marcinko, passed away at the age of 81 Saturday night.