My uncle with the journalism degree from UT (mid-60's) said he's proud to read this, but he's surprised. The only thing he knew journalists ran toward was phone booths, during the racial and anti-war rallies!
mcbrett - As a honcho, McRaven's name is widely known. After all, he is the commander of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). He oversees a whole lot, but he wasn't exactly participating on the ground during the raid.
Mccombs, meh, give me an aerospace engineer and that compound wouldve been blown to hell 6 months ago by a drone. Think about the cost of training 25 SEALs, a couple helos, building a replica of the compound, and the same feat could've been done by having some guy in Nevada in his pajamas push a button.