Chuck Pfarrer
| Chuck Pfarrer | |
|---|---|
| Born | Charles Patrick Pfarrer III April 13, 1957 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Occupation | Novelist, screenwriter, author, war correspondent |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Print: non-fiction: military, espionage, counter-terrorism Fiction: reality (historical) fiction, literary thriller Film: military, action adventure, science fiction, suspense |
| Notable works | Novels: Philip Nolan, Killing Che Non-fiction: Warrior Soul, The Memoir of a Navy SEAL, SEAL Target Geronimo, Inside the Mission to Kill Osama bin Laden Films: Navy SEALs, Darkman, Hard Target, Virus, The Jackal, Red Planet |
| Website | |
| chuckpfarrer.com | |
Charles Patrick "Chuck" Pfarrer, III (born April 13, 1957) is an American novelist, screenwriter, and former U.S. Navy SEAL from Biloxi, Mississippi, USA.
Pfarrer was born April 13, 1957, in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Charles Patrick Pfarrer, Jr., a career naval officer, and Joan Marie Pfarrer, a registered nurse.
He graduated from Staunton Military Academy in 1975, and studied Clinical Psychology at California State University at Northridge and the University of Bath in the United Kingdom.
Pfarrer went through Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training (BUD/S) in 1981 and spent eight years as a Navy SEAL. He served as a military advisor in Central America, trained NATO forces in Europe and the Mediterranean, and undertook duties in the Middle East, notably in Lebanon during the Lebanese Civil War. As executive officer of the SEAL Team assigned to the Multi-National Peacekeeping Force, he witnessed the 1983 Marine barracks bombing in Beirut. Pfarrer was one of the SEAL Team leaders responsible for the apprehension of Abu Abbas and the hijackers of the cruise ship Achille Lauro. Pfarrer ended his service as Assault Element Commander at the United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU), formerly known as SEAL Team 6.
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