DR. HOWARD E. WASDIN is a former Navy SEAL Team Six member and co-author of SEAL Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy Seal Sniper. He was awarded the Silver Star for his actions during the Battle of Mogadishu.
Every year about 1,000 candidates sign up for Basic Underwater Demolition/Selection (BUD/S) Training. About 75-80% of the men never complete the notoriously brutal course. The ones who do complete the training become members of the Navy’s elite special operations force: the Navy SEALS. As a member of Team Six, Howard was trained to conduct the military’s most dangerous counterterrorism missions. This spring, the Team was responsible for the successful assassination of Osama Bin Laden.
Howard graduated with BUD/S Class 143 and was a top sniper on Team Six. He was awarded a Silver Star for his involvement in the Battle of Mogadishu in 1993, where he nearly lost both legs. SEAL Team Six is an extremely rare insider account of SEAL training, what it takes to earn a place among America’s elite warriors, and what it means to be one. Since its publication in May 2011, it has become a New York Times bestseller.
Howard was a member of the US Navy for twelve years before retiring due to injuries sustained in Somalia. He lives with his wife and daughter in Georgia, where he is a practicing chiropractor.
PRAISE FOR HOWARD E. WASDIN:
“We were absolutely thrilled to have Dr. Howard E. Wasdin speak on behalf of the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress, and delighted to recognize this great American as one of our colleagues. His natural charisma, his ability to communicate, and his passion for what he does are beyond compare. Dr. Wasdin’s dedication to chiropractic and his involvement with FCP are an asset to our profession and the foundation."
–Kent S. Greenawalt, Founder and President, Foundation for Chiropractic Progress
"Everything was fabulous, what a GREAT and motivating speaker."
-Marcy Shiver Pope, Director of Communications and Hospital Relations, Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals