First on deck and last off it, Cmdr. Frank Baroud is a third generation SEAL and second combat diver ever to receive The Navy Cross medal; 'Goggles' was the first. Count on Baroud to solve the most complicated underwater and ground based conflict situations, like the time he defused several IED's which were planted in a network of flooded caves beneath a US embassy. Baroud chalks it up to his impeccable attention to detail, because after all, when your life depends on the equipment you're wearing, a simple mistake may be the last one you make. His uncompromising attention to detail earned him the nickname 'Wet Sox'. Double check it. Then triple check it. Then check it again.
First on deck and last off it, Cmdr. Frank Baroud is a third generation SEAL and second combat diver ever to receive The Navy Cross medal; 'Goggles' was the first. Count on Baroud to solve the most complicated underwater and ground based conflict situations, like the time he defused several IED's which were planted in a network of flooded caves beneath a US embassy. Baroud chalks it up to his impeccable attention to detail, because after all, when your life depends on the equipment you're wearing, a simple mistake may be the last one you make. His uncompromising attention to detail earned him the nickname 'Wet Sox'. Double check it. Then triple check it. Then check it again.
