He was 81 years old. Marcinko had a storied career in the Navy. Most notably, he was the founder and godfather of the Navy’s most elite special operations unit, SEAL Team Six.

Richard Marcinko, who has died aged 81, was the controversial founder and first commander of SEAL Team Six, the elite US Navy special forces unit now best known for the elimination in 2011 of ...

Retired Cmdr. Richard "Dick" Marcinko, the founder and first commanding officer of the elite SEAL Team Six, died at 81 on Christmas Day. The famous Navy SEAL's military career got off to a rough ...

As a turbulent year ended, the Navy SEAL community lost one of its most influential and controversial members. Retired Cmdr. Richard "Dick" Marcinko, the founder and first commanding officer of the ...

The famous Navy SEAL's military career got off to a rough start. When a young Marcinko went to his local Marine Corps recruiting office to enlist, he was shown the door for not having a high-school ...

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 ...

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 ...

Richard Marcinko, the first head of covert special operations unit SEAL Team Six, died on Christmas. He was 81. The death of the Vietnam War veteran known as “Demo Dick” was confirmed S… ...

Richard Marcinko, the first head of covert special operations unit SEAL Team Six, died on Christmas. He was 81. The death of the Vietnam War veteran known as “Demo Dick” was confirmed Sunday ...

Military figure Richard Marcinko, known as the founding leader for covert operations unit SEAL Team Six, has died, his son and the National Navy SEAL Museum say. The Vietnam veteran was 81 years old.

Richard “Dick” Marcinko, the first commanding officer of Navy SEAL Team 6, died on Christmas Day at the age of 81, according to his family.