Alpha Quotes

“Standard operating procedure required MacNeil’s truck to stick with Eddie’s for security, so when Eddie drove forward through the bare farm fields to fire on the village, MacNeil had to go with him. As usual, Eddie was going to try to push up as close as he could when the shooting started.”
― David Philipps, Alpha: Eddie Gallagher and the War for the Soul of the Navy SEALs

“Tom Hawkins, who commanded a platoon in Vietnam, wrote in his book The History and Heritage of U.S. Navy SEALs.”
― David Philipps, Alpha: Eddie Gallagher and the War for the Soul of the Navy SEALs

“The description of Gallagher presenting Portier as “like an enlisted guy” is from author interviews with three SEALs. The characterization of Portier’s”
― David Philipps, Alpha: Eddie Gallagher and the War for the Soul of the Navy SEALs