{"id":614,"date":"2017-01-30T20:45:37","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T20:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.eyectexas.com.php56-22.dfw3-1.websitetestlink.com\/?p=614"},"modified":"2023-11-17T15:50:29","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T15:50:29","slug":"respected-navy-seals-return-eye-consultants-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eyectexas.com\/press-and-news\/respected-navy-seals-return-eye-consultants-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Respected Navy SEALs return to Eye Consultants of Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brandon Webb and Mike Ritland are retired U.S. Navy SEALs, business owners and authors. Both are well-regarded for their military and post-military accomplishments and have been featured on ABC, NBC, FOX, CNN, BBC, and 60-minutes to name a few.<span id=\"more-1184\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Eye Consultants of Texas brought Brandon and Mike to Dallas\/Fort Worth to speak to our staff and invited guests, including\u00a0a number of first responders. The event was held at our Grapevine office November 14 and marked a return visit for both gentlemen.<\/p>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3488\" src=\"https:\/\/eyectexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/KL_Ritland_Webb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eyectexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/KL_Ritland_Webb.jpg 250w, https:\/\/eyectexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/KL_Ritland_Webb-225x270.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>Brandon Webb<\/em>\u2014now an American writer and digital media entrepreneur\u2014shared stories, experiences and the critical importance of teamwork and focus, whether on the battlefield or caring for patients. His proudest military accomplishment was working as a course manager for the Naval Special Warfare (SEAL) sniper program. Among his students was Marcus Luttrell, author of the best-selling <i>Lone Survivor<\/i>, also released as a major motion picture starring Mark Wahlberg. Brandon is the author of four books: <i>The Red Circle<\/i>; <i>Benghazi: The Definitive Report<\/i>; <i>Navy Seal Sniper<\/i>; and <i>Among Heroes<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Mike Ritland<\/em> shared\u00a0similar experiences and advice, personally and from a canine perspective. It was after witnessing a dog\u2019s lifesaving alert in Iraq that Mike was inspired to work with dogs full time. Today he\u00a0trains dogs for SEAL teams. He also supplies working and protection dogs to the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs, Border Patrol, TSA, the Department of Defense and individual clients. He has been featured on 60 Minutes, and recently published <i>Trident K9 Warriors: My Tale from the Training Ground to the Battlefield with Elite Navy SEAL Canines<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3491\" src=\"https:\/\/eyectexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Mike_Dog_Smaller.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"250\" \/>Mike was also on hand to provide a working dog demonstration. After a brief Q&amp;A session an audience volunteer donned a padded suit for a simulated \u201cattack\u201d by one of Mike\u2019s\u00a0prized dogs, a Belgian Malinois.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very grateful to Brandon and Mike for coming here again. I\u2019m even more grateful for what they\u2019ve done for our country, as I am to all men and women in our military,\u201d said Phillips Kirk Labor, MD. \u201cIt was particularly fitting to have them here the Friday after\u00a0Veterans Day.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brandon Webb and Mike Ritland are retired U.S. Navy SEALs, business owners and authors. Both are well-regarded for their military and post-military accomplishments and have been featured on ABC, NBC, FOX, CNN, BBC, and 60-minutes to name a few. Eye Consultants of Texas brought Brandon and Mike to Dallas\/Fort Worth to speak to our staff&#8230; <a class=\"moretag ui-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/eyectexas.com\/press-and-news\/respected-navy-seals-return-eye-consultants-texas\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Respected Navy SEALs return to Eye Consultants of Texas - Eye Consultants of Texas<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/eyectexas.com\/press-and-news\/respected-navy-seals-return-eye-consultants-texas\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Respected Navy SEALs return to Eye Consultants of Texas - Eye Consultants of Texas\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Brandon Webb and Mike Ritland are retired U.S. Navy SEALs, business owners and authors. 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