Kristin beck anne speckhard biography

• Chris Beck served as a Navy SEAL for two decades
• Beck carried the secret of identifying as female during service
• Kristin Beck made the announcement on a LinkedIn page%3B she has written a book

In the super-secret world of the Navy SEAL, Chris Beck carried around an explosive secret of his own during his 20 years with the elite, all-male unit: a transgender life.

In the memoirs Warrior Princess,published Saturday, retired Navy SEAL Kristin Beck — formerly Chris — writes about life struggling with her sexual identity and then going public.

Chris Beck served 20 years as a Navy SEAL, including seven combat deployments, and earned a Purple Heart and Bronze Star.

Beck retired from Navy SEAL Team 6 in 2011, only months before it raided Osama bin Laden's hide-out, and was always careful to keep the secret close to the vest.

Kristin Beck, 46, who works as a military consultant in the Tampa area, decided in March to go public b