02527cam a2200385 i 4500 160507088 TxAuBib 20140520120000.0 140129s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2013043846 9780306822377 hardback 0306822377 hardback TxAuBib rda Sileo, Tom. Brothers forever [HC] : the enduring bond between a Marine and a Navy SEAL that transcended their ultimate sacrifice / Tom Sileo and Col. Tom Manion, USMCR (Ret.) ; foreword by Gen. John Allen, USMC (Ret.). Boston : Da Capo Press, 2014. xiii, 278 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "Four weeks after Navy SEALs had killed Osama bin Laden, President Obama stood in Arlington National Cemetery to deliver his Memorial Day address. He extolled the heroism and sacrifice of the two men buried side by side in the graves before him: Travis Manion, a fallen US Marine, and Brendan Looney, a fallen US Navy SEAL. Although they were killed three years apart, one in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, these two former roommates and best friends were now buried together-"brothers forever." Award-winning journalist Tom Sileo and Travis's father, Colonel Tom Manion, USMCR (Ret.), tell the intimate and personal story of how these Naval Academy roommates defined a generation's sacrifice in Afghanistan and Iraq. From Travis's incredible bravery on the streets of Fallujah to Brendan's anguished SEAL training in the wake of his friend's death and later acts of heroism in the mountains of Afghanistan, Brothers Forever is a remarkable story of war and friendship"-- Provided by publisher. 20140520. Manion, Travis, 1980-2007. Looney, Brendan, 1981-2010. United States Marine Corps Biography. United States Navy SEALs Biography. United States Naval Academy Alumni and alumnae Biography. Iraq War, 2003-2011 Casualties United States. Iraq War, 2003-2011 Campaigns Iraq Fallūjah. Afghan War, 2001- Casualties United States. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military. HISTORY / Military / Iraq War (2003-) HISTORY / Military / Afghan War (2001-)