Download The Giant Killer: American hero, mercenary, spy … The incredible true story of the smallest man to serve in the U.S. Military—Green Beret Captain Richard J. Flaherty

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The Giant Killer American hero, mercenary, spy
The
incredible true story of the smallest man to
serve in the
U.S.
MilitaryGreen
Beret
Captain
Richard
J.
Flaherty
Description
4' 9quot97lbs Vietnam Vet Green Beret Captain
Richard J. Flaherty
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- 101st Airborne amp3rd Special Forces Group
Vietnam 1967- 1971.1 New York Times bestselling
author Doug Stanton8211quotYouare holding in
your hands an amazing journey into a world of
puzzles, intrigue, and mystery. Giant Killers are
among us-- author David Yuzuk walked with one and
returned with this tale.8221IfRichard Flaherty
was only the shortest man to ever be in the U.S.
Army and a Green Beret, that would certainly
be a unique story in a bonafide war hero A small
stature with
itself. Flaherty was much more, though. He
was and beloved leader of the men he commanded. a
oversized shadow. Yet, he was cut from the
Army that was his life after two tours in
Vietnam. This story documents as much as can be
known about a man whose post army life was spent
in a variety of jobs freelancing, alternating
between classified missions conducted by the CIA
and NSA.... What an interesting man and totally
unique story. -John Werner, VINE VOICE At 4'
9quottall, Richard J. Flaherty needed a
Congressional waiver just to enlist in the Army
as he did not meet the height or weight
requirements. Bullied and ridiculed at boot camp,
Flaherty nonetheless achieved the kind of stature
that8217sonly dreamed of He became a 101st
Airborne Screaming Eagle and a 3rd Special Forces
Group Green Beret Captain earning the Silver
Star, 2 Bronze Stars and 2 Purple Hearts. Once in
Nam his leadership skills were immediately put to
the test during the, quotTetOffensive.quotHisdec
ommission during the Reduction in Force in 1971
was unexpected and devastating, and Flaherty sank
into the murky world of mercenary work. But he
gained a reputation for intelligence, and the CIA
recruited him to supply the Contras in Central
America. So began a wild adventure involving
guns, cash, cocaine and HALO jumps into the
Everglades. Flaherty continued to work with other
agencies including the ATF and discloses a
weapons smuggling ring at the heart of Fort
Bragg. Author and police officer David Yuzuk
befriended Richard J. Flaherty in 1999, when
Flaherty was living homeless on the streets of
Aventura, Florida. Flaherty warned Yuzuk that
asking too many questions could be bad for
Yuzuk8217scareer and dangerous to his own
health. Sure enough, eight hours after Yuzuk made
a call to confirm Flaherty8217sidentity,
Flaherty was killed in a hit-and-run.