Charlie Mike, meaning of term, xiii
Chestnut, Sheena, 201–2, 203–5, 209–10
Chile, earthquake in, 194, 211, 215
Christy (Ian Smith’s girlfriend), 197, 198, 199
Clavier, Readen, 148
Clevenger, Lieutenant, 81, 82, 83, 85
Clinton, Bill, 127, 132, 134, 250–51
Clinton Global Initiative, 215, 250–51
CNN, 21, 212, 214, 215
Coburn, Tom, 192
Colbert, Kevin, 113
community service programs
Pereira’s search for, 175–76
PTSD treatment using, 243
veterans and benefits of, 149–50, 287
Complete Warrior, The (training), 129–30
Crass, Layton, 113
Crawford, Matthew B., 196
Culbertson, Steve, 134–36, 157
Curtis, Don, 43
Danforth family, 157
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), 125–26
Detroit riots (1967), 126–27
Diamond Standard speech (Greitens), 130–31, 132
Dolhun, Eduardo, 9, 19–20, 23, 213–15, 219, 234–35, 238
Dominski, Chris, 272
Drip-Drop oral rehydration solution, 214–15, 219, 225, 234–35, 237
Duke University, 32, 52–53, 56–57, 61, 131, 262
Eisenberg, James and Josh, 268
Eisenstein, Paul, 156–57
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 40–41, 44
Evans, Walker, 61
Farias, Terri, 151, 152, 154
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 238, 268
Francis, Staff Sergeant, 94
François (translator), 11, 12
Frederick, Jim (Black Hearts), 198, 199
Frost, Dane, 273, 274, 275–76
Galvin, Sean, 35, 36, 37, 38
Garcia, Tiffany, 252–53, 256–58, 277, 278, 283–84, 284–85
Garza, Oscar, 77
Give an Hour, 270, 273, 274, 276
Goldman Sachs, 239, 241
Grayson, Doc, 151
Greitens, Aaron, 48
Greitens, Becky, 47–48, 50, 95, 204
Greitens, Eric (“Mr. G”), 47–65
autobiography of, 204, 239, 265
background of, 31–33, 38
Baltimore police training (Diamond Standard speech) by, 129–31
bonding of soldiers and, 92–93
books and authors used by, 38–39, 124, 130, 196, 265
boxing and, 57–61, 202
Boys Nation speech of, 132–33
Center for Citizen Leadership organized by, 131, 136–37, 145, 158
childhood of, 47–52, 57
China trip of, 53–56, 202
Clay’s suicide and, 236, 240
early marriage and divorce of, 202–3
ease in talking with veterans by, 134–35
education of, 32, 50–53, 56, 64
elephant trek by, 34–35, 37–38
Hunt’s injury and, 101, 108
Hurricane Katrina rebuilding proposal of, 5, 125–26
injuries in Iraq of, 93–95, 123
inner calm of, 49–50, 56, 157
interest in creating a public service organization by, 131, 132–37
Iraq service of, 88–95, 97, 128–29, 159–62
Larsen’s relationship with, 39, 95, 96, 137, 204–5
as a leader, 9–10, 38–39, 42, 87, 251
legacy of his generation of warriors, 125–26
Manion’s death and family visit of, 121–24
marriage to Sheena, 209–10
Pereira’s friendship with, 159, 160, 161–62, 170, 171–72, 175, 176, 177–78
personal development curriculum developed by, 264–66
photos by, 63, 131, 132
political ambitions of, 262–63
professional life in St. Louis of, 146–47
refugee camp work of, during college, 61–65
return home by, 95–97
SEAL drug use and, 35–38, 42–43, 44, 45–46, 87
SEAL service of, 40–42, 60, 87–88, 202, 209
speeches by, 131, 155–56, 201, 206
SWCC training developed by, 129–30
teaching opportunities for, 146
Thailand service of, 33–46, 87, 129
The Mission Continues (TMC) alumni conference and, 241–42, 243, 245
TMC fellow-selection and, 147–50, 155–56, 200–201
TMC first anniversary and, 156
TMC funding and, 201, 239, 241
TMC naming by, 137
TMC setting up and organizing by, 26–27, 142, 145–46, 147
TMC volunteer work by, 198, 212, 239, 253, 263, 279
transition out of Mission Continues by, 239–41, 278–79
Veterans Day parade and, 156, 157–58
Walinsky’s friendship with, 126–31, 133
White House fellowship of, 88, 97, 122, 125–28, 133
Greitens, Marc, 48
Greitens, Rob, 47–48, 59, 95, 204, 243
Greitens, Sheena Chestnut, 201–2, 203–5, 209–10
Griffen, Jeff, 42
Griswell, Dave (“Doc”), 9, 11, 19, 190
Guild, Will, 40, 41–42
Habitat for Humanity, 257
Haiti
earthquake in, 14–15, 21, 223
Manresa refugee camp in, 11–17
Team Rubicon’s relief work in, 9, 10–12, 26, 27, 190, 192, 193, 208, 214, 221, 222–23
University Hospital in, 17–20, 21, 23
violence in, 5, 10, 20–21
Hamid (prisoner), 170–71, 172, 173
Harbaugh, Kenneth
interest in creating a public service organization by, 131, 136
interview of, 139, 140–41, 141–42
Mission Continues and, 137, 141–42, 145, 147, 149, 157
Team Rubicon and, 271, 275
Hayward, Mark (“Doc Army”), 9, 10–11, 14, 18–19, 23–24, 27, 190, 211, 215
Heart and the Fist, The (Greitens), 204, 239, 265
Herbalife, 183–84, 185
Hero with a Thousand Faces, The (Campbell), 196
Hicks, Fred, 128, 129
Hobbs, Lieutenant, 35, 37, 42, 43–44, 45
Hoffer, Eric, 48, 52
Holcombe, John F., 45
Home Depot, 165, 239, 241, 268, 272
Homer (The Odyssey), 130, 196
Hoover, Allie, 177
Howey, Blake, 78–80, 81, 109, 180–82, 193, 220, 272
Hueber, Jim, 70–71
Humphrey, Derrick, 57–58, 59, 60, 61
Hunt, Clay, 179–94, 215–29
Afghanistan service of, 24, 99–101, 112–16, 180–81, 186, 223
Audrey Nitschka as surrogate mom for, 180–82, 186, 189, 193, 216, 218–19, 220, 234
boot camp and, 76–77
childhood of, 24, 101–7
Chilean relief work of, 211
college enrollment by, 27, 186, 187, 193, 212, 213, 215, 221, 237
dislike of war by, 24, 111–12, 114–15, 116, 187, 217
divorce of, 193–94, 212
enlistment in Marines by, 107–8
Haitian relief work of, 6, 24–25, 26–27, 189–91, 192, 194, 208, 212, 221, 222–23, 235, 236
helping others and loyalty to friends of, 27, 106, 190, 217
Houston job of, 222, 223–25, 226
Howey’s death and, 80–81, 109, 180–82, 220
Iraq service of, 80–81, 89, 99, 108, 186, 223
Jake’s friendship with, 24–25, 26–27, 76–77, 100, 108–111, 180, 182–83, 186, 189–90, 193, 209, 212, 218, 220–22, 223, 225–26, 236–37
Jeff’s friendship with, 76–77, 100, 108–111, 182–83
lashing out episodes of, 106–7, 185, 193
later breakdown of, 216–19, 219–22, 226–28
learning problems of, 101, 103, 104, 189
medications taken by, 103, 114, 184, 189, 215, 217
, 218, 225
Mission Continues fellowship of, 209, 212
physical appearance of, 24, 76–77
postwar changes in, 24, 27, 180–81, 182–83, 184, 189, 192–94, 216–17
PTSD of, 24, 110–11, 183, 188, 189, 191, 192, 209, 225, 229
reaction to deaths of fellow Marines by, 113–14, 180–81
relationship and marriage with Robin, 24, 110, 179–80, 182–83, 184–85, 188, 189, 190–91
return home by, 108–10, 180–88
sniper school training of, 111–12, 183
speeches by, 187–88, 189, 191–92
suicidal thoughts of, 187, 188, 208, 221
suicide and funeral of, 228–29, 233–34, 235–37, 239
Team Rubicon legacy of, 238–39
volunteering by veterans and, 287
war injuries of, 99–101, 109, 181, 209
Will’s friendship with, 212, 218, 219–20, 223
work with veterans’ groups and lobbying by, 106–7, 186–87, 188, 191–92, 225–26
Hunt, Stacy
son Clay’s childhood and, 101–7
son’s later breakdown and, 218, 222, 224, 227–28
son’s military experience and, 81, 100–101, 107–8
son’s return and, 180, 185, 186
son’s suicide and, 228, 235
Hunt (later Selke), Susan
son Clay’s childhood and, 101–6
son’s later breakdown and, 216–17, 218, 222, 224, 225, 226–28
son’s military experience and, 81, 100, 106
son’s return and, 180, 185, 212
son’s suicide and, 228–29, 233–34
Hurricane Katrina (New Orleans), 5, 125–26, 238
Hurricane Sandy (New York City), 267–70, 271
Ignatius of Loyola, Saint, 16–17
International Medical Corps, 221, 226, 234
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), 188, 189, 193, 236
Iraq, 34, 175
Greitens’s service in, 88–95, 97, 128–29, 159–62
Hunt’s doubts about, 111
Hunt’s service in, 80–81, 89, 99, 108, 186, 223
Ian Smith’s service in, 197–98
Tim Smith’s service in, 151
veterans of. See veterans
Woods’s support for, 72–73
Young’s service in, 253, 256
Iron Man (Bly), 196
Jackson, Alphonso, 125, 126
Jacobs, Harold, 57
Jake’s Life (blog), 6–7, 8, 84, 111, 190
Jamtsa, Sue, 166
Jaramillo, Julian, 256–57, 258
Jenkins, Bill, 50–51, 58
Jesuits, support for relief work by, 7, 11, 13, 15, 20, 21, 22, 208
Joining Forces initiative for veterans, 200, 206–7
Joplin, Missouri, tornado, 249
Kendrick, Kim, 125–26
Kennedy, John F., 126, 132, 133
Kennedy, Robert, 126, 127, 196
King, Coretta Scott, 133
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 133, 196
Knopp, Meredith, 241, 245, 279
Kympton, Spencer, 240–41, 245, 259, 263, 279
Lacea (soldier), 86
Landsberg, Neil, 272, 273, 275, 276
Lang, Jeff, 6, 8–9
Larsen, Kaj, 88, 95
background of, 31–32, 36–37
elephant trek by, 34–35, 37–38
Eric’s relationship with, 39, 95, 96, 137, 204–5
interest in creating a public service organization by, 136–37
Mission Continues setting up and organizing with, 145, 147, 157
Mission Continues volunteer work by, 208, 209
reporting by, 212–13, 214, 215
SEAL drug use and, 35–38, 42, 43
SWCC training developed by, 129–30
Team Rubicon and, 209, 212–13, 214, 215
Thailand service of, 33–43
Latcher (soldier), 79, 80
Leventhal, Don, 53, 55
Lopez, Cynthia, 163–64, 165, 174
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, 27, 186, 187, 193, 212, 213, 215, 221, 237
Lumpkin, Michael, 87, 88, 122, 129–30
Ly, Tim, 204
Maguire, Joe, 34, 44–45
Manion, Janet, 122–24
Manion, Ryan, 123, 124
Manion, Tom, 122–24
Manion, Travis
death of, 121–23
Iraq service of, 90–91, 92, 94–95, 96, 125, 128, 130
memorial fund of, 124, 147, 154
Manresa refugee camp, Haiti, 11–17
Marvin, Chris
background of, 142
as first Mission Continues fellow, 145, 147, 157, 158
military service of, 142–44
as Mission Continues employee, 145, 148, 149
self-sufficiency of, 144–45
volunteering for Mission Continues by, 140–42, 145
Matthieu, Monica, 149–50, 152–53, 155, 201, 242–43
McGreehan, JC, 275, 276
McNulty, William (“Will”), 1–27
Chilean relief work of, 211
Clay’s friendship with, 212, 218, 219–20, 223
Haitian relief work of, 3, 6–7, 9–15, 208, 250
Hurricane Sandy (New York City) relief work of, 271
military experience of, 6, 9–10
Mission Continues and, 26–27, 209
naming of Team Rubicon by, 7–8
Pakistan relief work of, 213, 214, 215
rejection by Red Cross of, 5, 21
Team Rubicon as relief model and, 25–26
Team Rubicon’s later work and, 222, 237–39, 261–62, 272, 273
Mellman, Charles, Jr., 40–42
Meneses, Sonia, 157
Miller, Amy, 144
Mission Continues, The (TMC)
celebration of first anniversary of, 156
Center for Citizen Leadership as predecessor to, 131, 136–37
as a challenge, not a charity, 145, 148
classes (Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, and Delta) of, 245, 258–59
Clay’s suicide and, 240, 241
community service projects and, 244, 245
early fellows of, 147–49, 157
executive hired to head, 239–41
fellow alumni reunion of, 241–45
fellow-selection by, 200–201
fellowships offered by, 137, 208–9
first woman fellow at, 157
funding of, 124, 145, 147, 156, 157, 201, 207–8, 239, 263
Greitens’s continuing volunteer work at, 157, 177–78
Greitens’s interest in public service as background to, 132–37
Greitens’s leave of absence from, 278–79
Harbaugh’s radio interview about, 140–41
hiring of Eisenstein as administrator at, 156–57
Ian Smith and, 198, 200
Joining Forces initiative and, 206–7
later fellows of, 256–57, 258–61, 263–64, 278, 279, 283–84
logo and slogan of, 158
Marvin as first fellow of, 141–42, 145, 147
message on suicide from, 239
naming of, 137
organizing of, 142, 145–46, 147
Pereira’s work at, 177–78, 195–96, 197, 200–201, 206–7, 207–8, 241–42, 245, 252, 253
personal development curriculum of, 264–66
research study on impact of early fellows of, 201, 242–43
St. Louis base for, 145–46, 156
search for fellows for, 147–50
service projects of, 199–200
Veterans Day parade and, 156, 157–58
Yonkman’s research on, 206
Young as recruiter for, 27–78, 279, 283–84
MiTT teams (Military Transition Teams), Iraq, 90–92, 123, 128, 130, 198
Moffitt, Vince, 275
Monday Night Football television show, 251–52
Moore, Oklahoma, tornado, 272
Moore-McBride
, Amanda, 149
Morrow-Howe, Nancy, 149
Mother Teresa clinics, 15, 17, 18, 32, 64
Muir, Jeff
boot camp and, 75–76, 77
Clay’s friendship with, 76–77, 100, 108–111, 182–83
Iraq service of, 80, 99–100
Nasr, Vali, 128–29
Nelson, Tim, 175, 176, 198, 236
New Orleans, and Hurricane Katrina rebuilding, 5, 125–26, 238
New York City, and Hurricane Sandy relief work, 267–70, 271
“Next Generation of American Leadership, The” (speech), 132–33
Nitschka, Audrey, 180–82, 186, 189, 193, 216, 218–19, 220, 234
Nitschka, Taylor, 180, 219, 220
Norris, Ed, 128
Obama, Barack, 189, 270
Obama, Michelle, 205, 206, 215
Odyssey, The (Homer), 130, 196
Ohio State University, 149–50
Operation Cobra Gold, Thailand, 33–43
Osburg, Barbara, 51–52
Pakistan, relief work in, 213, 214–15, 222, 248
Palantir, 268, 270
Patriot Commercial Cleaning, 280
Paul, Mike, 147–48
Payne, Bruce, 56
Payne, Sergeant, 79, 80
Pelak, Matt, 222, 224, 236, 237, 247–48, 267–68, 270, 272, 275–76
Pereira, Amanda, 163, 164
Pereira, Georgia Rostirolla, 168, 169, 172, 174, 175–76, 177, 178, 199, 281
Pereira, Mike
childhood of, 162–66, 280–81
Clay’s suicide and, 236
death of friends and, 169–70, 173
Eric’s friendship with, 159, 160, 161–62, 170, 171–72, 175, 176, 177, 195–96, 206–7, 239, 265
Gold Star families and, 195–97
later career of, 280–81
military service of, 159–62, 166–73
as Mission Continues Fellowship Director, 177–78, 195–96, 197, 200–201, 241–42, 245, 252, 253
PTSD of, 195, 197
reconciliation with father by, 280–83
return home by, 173–76
service program work of, 176–77
speeches by, 195–96, 206–7, 207–8
suicidal thoughts of, 174–75, 236
work with Ian Smith, 197–200
Pereira, Ron (“Doc”), 162–65, 174, 280–83
Petersons, Indra, 4, 5, 7, 193, 212, 215, 219, 220, 225, 234, 235, 249–50, 252, 262
Petraeus, David, 124, 260
Philippine Islands typhoon, 273–75, 276
Pike, Anthony, 192
Police Corps, 127–28, 129, 136
police training, by Greitens, 129–31
post-traumatic stress, as rational reaction, 270–71
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Clay Hunt and, 24, 110–11, 183, 188, 189, 191, 192, 209, 225, 229
community service as possible treatment for, 243
Ian Smith and, 197, 198–99
Jake Woods and, 249–50, 252, 261, 270–71, 276
Mission Continues fellows with, 243