In fact, the SEALs have been buried in an avalanche of publicity, some of it approved by Adm. William McRaven, the commander of the bin Laden raid and now the head of the Special Operations Command, for instance, the movie „Act of Valor.“

„Yes, there are SEALs, I think eight of them, active duty Navy SEALs, that are in it,“ said McRaven. „It started as a recruiting film.“