Stand Up the Heroism in Each of Us | Michael Hurley | TEDxDavenport

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Former CIA officer Michael Hurley believes our culture has cheapened our understanding of heroism. He shares stories of two remarkable heroes and distills from their acts the key elements of heroism. Hurley reminds us of a Pulitzer-Prize-winning author whose 1943 book helped inspire a generation of heroes. He cites examples of ordinary people, responding to today's grave threats and performing heroically, and concludes that the seeds of heroism are in each of us. The years ahead will pose great new dangers to our country. Hurley calls on us to stand up to confront the challenges. Michael Hurley was a CIA operations officer for 25 years. Following the 9/11 attacks, he commanded a CIA team in Afghanistan where he was a leader in the hunt for Usama bin Laden. Serving on the 9/11 Commission, he led the Commission's counterterrorism policy investigation into how two administrations had responded to the growing threat of al Qaeda and co-authored the Commission's national bestselling final report. He served twice on the National Security Council staff at the White House as Director for the Balkans and deployed to Bosnia during the war; he helped craft and implement the strategy that led to the most successful manhunt of war criminals in history. In his post-CIA career, he has been an advisor to the President of Colombia. Michael is an attorney who now advises a half dozen Silicon Valley high technology companies. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx