On Sept. 11, his last assignment was in Benghazi. At the time, Stevens was still missing. What you want to do is time your shot so that it comes precisely during the lull of the natural respiratory pause at the bottom of your exhale, so your breathing doesnt affect the shots elevation. The series, The Wanted, was a reality show that involved looking for war criminals around the world. I chambered my one and only round, got myself settled into my natural point of aim as best I could, target aligned and on sights, felt the tide of my respiration ebb to its lowest point, and in the short moment of that stillness squeezed the trigger . It was supposed to be his last assignment working security and surveillance for the CIA. We've just lost half our team." Glen is a naturally gifted marksman. Exclusive video: Footage of former Navy SEAL Glen Doherty shows that real people were killed in the Benghazi attacks, and it is not a 'fake' scandal. We also did very detailed target sketches, similar to the KIMs: In a given amount of time, we would have to sketch a target in detail and also record all sorts of data. Oops, something didn't work. "We hired the brightest minds from Harvard and Yale to do their work," the station chief tells the contractors on duty. Again, I think this had to do with my experience with navigation and having grown up in the water. Our instructor cadre consisted of several full-time instructors along with a few guys pulled from the different SEAL teams to help out and augment the staff. Then the sounds would start: his percolating coffeepot, then some sort of 80s rock music blaring through his earphones, which he thought we couldnt hear but in fact only made him even more oblivious to the extent of the racket he was making: messing around with all his stuff, clattering around and getting his coffee ready, burping and farting but not hearing himself because he had those earphones on, then followed by his electric toothbrush, endless loud gargle, and the invariable lengthy punctuating spit that made us all groan. You have to know your bullets maximum ordinate, that is, the maximum height that bullet will reach on its path to your target, and calculate for that. Looking down the range halfway to your target, whats happening at that position? Never underestimate the shenanigans bored grown men are capable of perpetrating on each other. Born in 1970 in Winchester, MA, Glen Doherty served as a Navy SEAL sniper and Corpsman. Deal with it. "He was a great kid, he was very honorable. After meeting our instructors, we got the rest of our gear list and were divided into shooting pairs. We would be conducting the shooting phase at the Coalinga range, a private inland facility about a hundred miles northwest of Bakersfield, where we would camp out, receive all our instructions, and do all our shooting. Suddenly there was blood everywhere. In other words, it could stop your bullet cold, halfway to your target. Glen was honored at the Travis Manion Foundation First Annual West Coast Golf Tournament. Understanding exactly how that works can have a make-or-break bearing on successfully hitting your target. Make sure that the file is a photo. Try again later. No other congressman was there that I saw, and we made a decision to go and we saved lives. You must become a subscriber or login to view or post comments on this article. As it eats through the yards at rates of something like one yard every 1/1,000 of a second, the integrity of its flight path becomes compromised. Tough. We each got two tries. Oops. A few weeks later, right after finishing the shooting phase, Gabriele and I had our official wedding ceremony and reception. The faster you run, the sooner you get to your location and the more time you have to line up the shot but the faster you run, the harder it is to control your breathing once you get there, which means the greater the chance that your breathing will screw up your shot. "That final straw for us to go, at least it's my opinion and how I felt, was when one of the DS agents said, 'Hey, they're starting to light the buildings on fire. Then wed have to write it all down. In the rockets case, thats the capsule that houses the astronauts. ', Ohio state Senate greenlights education overhaul. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. 2023 The SOFREP Media Group. You can always change this later in your Account settings. That job was in Libya. The stress of that morning cold bore shot got to a number of guys in the class. It is worth the expense for me. In researching the 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi true story, we discovered that Glen 'Bub' Doherty, a former Navy SEAL who was operating as a consulate security guard in Libya, was also involved in freeing Captain Richard Phillips from Somali pirates in 2009. He was in Tripoli while the call for help came from the diplomatic mission in Benghazi a consulate in name only. All rights reserved. [20], A Roman Catholic, Doherty was a member of the advisory board of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, an organization that opposes proselytizing by religious groups in the United States military. You can adjust your scope so its visible, and it flows like a river, either to the right or to the left, showing which way the wind is blowing. After five hours, the fighting paused and mortars suddenly began to fall around the men, hitting Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty. Guys in the teams had a saying, Pack light and mooch. My saying was Dont pack light pack right. Not Glen, though. Barrett is the world leader in long-range, large-caliber, precision rifle design and manufacturing. "We saved another 25 lives at the annex. Doherty left Tripoli at about midnight local time, after chartering a local plane for the rescue. You guys need to get here.'" The other men who died were Sean Smith, John C Stevens and Tyrone Woods.Doherty was a 1988 graduate of Winchester High School.Glen's Funeral Mass will be held on Wed., Sept. 19 at 11AM in St. Eulalia Church, 50 Ridge St., Winchester.Friends may line the procession route, which will begin from Costello Funeral Home at 10:30AM on Wed. to St. Eulalia Church for Mass at 11AM.At the family's request, in lieu of flowers, donations in Glen's memory may be made to the SEAL Foundation or to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation.Glen Anthony Doherty was the second of three children born to Bernard "Ben" Doherty, now of Charlestown, Mass, and Barbara Doherty, now of Woburn, Massachusetts. A system error has occurred. Instead of fighting your natural breathing cycle, you have to learn how to use it. We can debate all day long why the order was given or why ['Bob'] held us back. Glen and Ben Doherty together in Boston two months ago. Inspired by Glen's love of learning and his passion for adventure, we aim to bring joy and personal advancement into the lives of as many people as possible. Your job is to calculate windage and give target lead if necessary (that is, how much to compensate for the targets movement). In researching the 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi true story, we discovered that Glen 'Bub' Doherty, a former Navy SEAL who was operating as a consulate security guard in Libya, was also involved in freeing Captain Richard Phillips from Somali pirates in 2009. Spec Ops Magazine 2023 All Rights Reserved. The official autopsy report as to exactly what caused Steven's death has not been released by the U.S. Government. The classes would take place outdoors on picnic tables under the cover of a few shade trees. He grew about as settled as he was inclined to allow himself to get with a good woman named Shannon Shepherd. Digital cameras and laptops had not yet become the ubiquitous technologies they are today, and we had to do our field sketches and record all this information by hand. Take your eyes off the sight for even a moment to wipe the sweat off your brow, scratch an itch on your face, or take a drink of water and you could miss it entirely. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. He told his future employer that he had one last job to do. The attack happened during a time when Arabs were angered over an obscure anti-Muslim film produced by a California filmmaker. ", Mr. Doherty is most proud of then Navy SEAL Glen's role in freeing Captain Richard Phillips from Somali pirates. They can rot right through your arm, and it happens fast. Search above to list available cemeteries. This account has been disabled. 1. Doherty and Woods were both killed. As we soon learned, the spotters job is in many ways more complex and more difficult. All the students were instructed to bring a tent and kit. Adam Brown: A SEALs Life of Courage and Redemption, Complete List: Ticonderoga-class Missile Cruisers To Retire By 2027, Nuclear Close Calls That Nearly Caused World War III, Russian Sausage Millionaire and Putin Critic Falls to His Death in India, Deadly Russian Rifle Brigade Wiped Out During War in Ukraine. That son of a bitch would be up and about for a solid hour before the rest of us even started thinking about opening our eyes, and once he was up it was nearly impossible to stay asleep because his gypsy encampment lit up the whole side of my tent. You each pace off 20 yards, perform an about-face, then shoot a rock-paper-scissors to determine who goes first. Or it might flow straight upward, in which case we call it a boil, meaning either that there is either no wind at all or that the wind is blowing straight toward you. Guys would just disappear. He was full of hilarious and adventuresome stories, of which you generally had to shave off about a quarter of the details to get at the pure facts, if those were your concern. He was an adventure seeker, a river guide, skier, Ironman competitor, fitness fanatic, chef, gardener, handyman, and epic storyteller. But no. He knew Glen would excel at everything. "He was a hero. We were shooting thousands and thousands of rounds. When you sight down through your scope at the target, you can see a clear pathway from you straight to the target. I could not miss that day. Doherty, 42, was an author and outdoorsman. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. It was their last time together. It does show that security at the diplomatic compound was insufficient and signs of trouble were ignored, in part due to government ineptitude. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING VETERAN JOURNALISM - JOIN SOFREP+ This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. A .308 bullet traveling at 2,200 feet per second will lose its flight-path stability to the point where it starts tumbling head over heels by about 900 or 1,000 meters out. As a spotter, you are on the spotting scope, identifying and monitoring the target. Helo extraction points? Water and wind currents may be two very different things, but it is really the same basic concept, albeit in different media and moving at much different speeds. He was good." The butts was a secured bunker area behind the targets that provided a little shade and held the large target frames. He was one of four Americans killed during a raid on the consulate in. This puts a fast spin on the bullet, giving it stability in flight, much the way you put a spin on a football when you throw it. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. , thats the capsule that houses the astronauts local plane for the CIA tables under the cover a. 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