If the working dogs that train with U.S. Navy SEALs could earn the group’s fabled Trident pin, certainly Cairo would have one. A veteran of many missions and nearly killed in one, the Belgian Malinois was there for the raid on Osama bin Laden’s home with his handler, Will Chesney.
But they don’t get them, so, when Chesney retired and decided to write about Cairo in No Ordinary Dog, he included a Trident on the cover.
“He was a special boy,” Chesney said of his late pup, who also helped save his life. “He definitely did deserve the Trident.”
But as the book about Cairo and Chesney’s personal battle with post-traumatic stress disorder went to press, the Navy asked St. Martin's Press to remove it, and they did for the second printing of the book. St. Martin's is an imprint of Macmillan.
Now, Chesney is trying to reverse that decision with the help of his business partner, retired SEAL Mark Semos, a producer for CBS’s SEAL Team. Semos feels Chesney is being “singled out” because he was on the bin Laden raid, though he added that there are no “secrets” unveiled in the book.
The two aren't angry or even upset with the Navy. They just want to show the symbol of achievement on their book in subsequent printings.
Chesney said that it will help to dra -in readers. He noted that before joining the service, he read every book about SEALs he could find. He also stressed that Cairo was given special attention from former President Barack Obama in a meeting after the president said he wanted to see both after the mission succeeded. Cairo was the only member of the raid whose name was initially released.
And Semos said it would help sales. For proof, they cited the dozens of items online with the Trident on it, including books and clothing.
But for now, the answer from the Navy is still “no.”
When we asked the Navy about their request, we were told:
“The Navy and SEAL community object to the use of the Trident on book covers for marketing purposes, as the symbol is a rare and singular honor within the Navy. Regarding ‘No Ordinary Dog,’ the Navy sent a letter to Macmillan publishing indicating that the Trident is a registered trademark and asking it to remove it from the cover of this book. Macmillan complied.
“As the Navy becomes aware of new Trident trademark uses by book publishers, we communicate this position to them, which is a continuous effort that we apply equally across the board. Thus we have sent similar requests like the Macmillan letter to other major publishers always asking them to remove the Trident from the cover of all current and any future publications.
“We support our Sailors and Marines every day, and have absolute respect and honor for those who are designated to wear that Trident.”
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