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Admiral William H. McRaven in conversation with Mark Harmon
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Admiral William H. McRaven in conversation with Mark Harmon

The Hero Code



Editorial Rating

8

Qualities

  • Concrete Examples
  • Engaging
  • Inspiring

Recommendation

In this entry from Live Talks LA, actor and director Mark Harmon interviews four-star Admiral William McRaven about his book, The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived. In McRaven’s view, heroes come in all stripes and from multiple platforms, including the military, law enforcement, the medical profession and non-profit organizations. He believes society needs heroes as role models for the next generation. As role models, McRaven offers heroes who exhibited humility, a strong sense of duty, compassion and hope.

Take-Aways

  • Every society needs heroes who exemplify “noble virtues” to inspire and guide the next generation.
  • Admiral William McRaven observed humility, a noble virtue, in John McCain and astronaut Charlie Duke.
  • Doing your duty when a higher authority challenges you is heroic.

About the Speakers

Retired four-star US Navy Admiral, SEAL and former Commander of US Special Operations Forces Admiral William McRaven wrote Make Your Bed, Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations, Spec Ops: Case Studies in Special Operations Warfare: Theory and Practice, and The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived. Mark Harmon is an actor, producer, director and former football star, famed for his work on the television drama NCIS.