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Michael Golembesky

Biography

Michael Golembesky

Staff Sergeant Michael Golembesky served 8 years with the United States Marine Corps and is a combat veteran of the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars. Golembesky served as a Joint Terminal Attack Controller with Marine Special Operation Team 8222 (MARSOC).

Michael Golembesky

Books by Michael Golembesky

Level Zero Heroes: The Story of U.S. Marine Special Operations in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan
by Michael Golembesky and John R. Bruning - History, Military, Nonfiction, World History

In LEVEL ZERO HEROES, Michael Golembesky follows the members of U.S. Marine Special Operations Team 8222 to the Taliban stronghold Bala Murghab in an effort to break the Taliban’s grip on the Valley. But when two 82nd Airborne Paratroopers tragically drowned while trying to retrieve vital supplies from an air drop, the focus of the friendly forces at Forward Operating Base Todd was forever altered as a massive clearing operation was initiated to recover the bodies. From close-quarters firefights in Afghan villages to capturing key-terrain from the Taliban in the unforgiving Afghan winter, this intense and personal story depicts the brave actions and sacrifices of MSOT 8222.