Tyrone Woods became a Navy SEAL after his mother suggested he join the military. Friday afternoon, Cheryl Croft Bennett attended a ceremony to honor the life of her son, Ty, and grieve his death alongside three other Americans in Tuesday's assault on the U.S. Consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi. Woods, who had retired from the Navy, handled security for diplomats and perished with fellow former SEAL Glen Doherty, computer expert Sean Smith and U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens. "Tyrone's friends and colleagues called him 'Rone,' and they relied on his courage and skill, honed over two decades as a Navy SEAL," Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said.
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Security officer's dad remembers dedication
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President Barack Obama: "Chris Stevens was a friend"
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Computer expert Sean Smith was renowned in the gamers' universe
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They died in Benghazi with Chris Stevens, the U.S. ambassador to Libya
On Friday, in a ceremony marking the return of the four victims to the United States, President Barack Obama said that amid all of the horrific images coming out of Benghazi this week, "I also think of the @placeholder who took to the streets with homemade signs expressing their gratitude to an American who believed in what we could achieve together.