Upshur County residents and elected officials on Thursday will pay tribute to one of the county’s native sons who became the first U.S. Navy SEAL killed during the Vietnam War. The newly built ...
Machen was the first Navy SEAL to be killed in the Vietnam War. His heroism is still remembered by soldiers and sailors across the nation — and by people in his hometown of Gilmer. On Oct.
After enlisting in the US Navy at 18, he was deployed in 1967 to Vietnam with Seal Team Two as a commissioned officer. During the conflict, Marcinko was decorated with the Vietnamese Cross for ...