August 6 2011 ~ 5th Anniversary of Extortion 17 Mission

Brian Bill Foundation ^ | 8/6/16 | Owen Kellogg

[OwenKellogg]

In remembrance ... today marks the 5th anniversary of the shoot down of Extortion 17. On August 6, 2011, the U.S. Navy SEALs and the Special Ops community suffered a huge loss when their CH-47 Chinook was shot down in Afghanistan.

The 30 American deaths represent the greatest loss of U.S. military lives in a single incident in the decade-long war in Afghanistan that began in 2001.

The Fallen:

•SGT Alexander J. Bennett

•SPC Spencer Duncan

•CWO Bryan J. Nichols

•CWO David R. Carter

•SSG Patrick D. Hamburger

•TSgt John W. Brown

•SSgt Andrew W. Harvell

•TSgt Daniel L. Zerbe

•PO1 (SEAL) Darrick C. Benson

•CPO (SEAL) Brian R. Bill

•PO1 (SEAL) Christopher G. Campbell

•PO1 Jared W. Day

•PO1 John Douangdara & Navy SEAL Dog “Bart”

•CPO (SEAL) John W. Faas

•CPO (SEAL) Kevin A. Houston

•Lt. Cmdr. (SEAL) Jonas B. Kelsall

•MCPO (SEAL) Louis J. Langlais

•CPO (SEAL) Matthew D. Mason

•CPO (SEAL) Stephen M. Mills

•CPO Nicholas H. Null

•PO1 (SEAL) Jesse D. Pittman

•SCPO (SEAL) Thomas A. Ratzlaff

•CPO (SEAL) Robert J. Reeves

•CPO (SEAL) Heath M. Robinson

•PO2 (SEAL) Nicholas P. Spehar

•PO1 Michael J. Strange

•PO1 (SEAL) Jon T. Tumilson

•PO1 (SEAL) Aaron C. Vaughn

•SCPO Kraig M. Vickers

•PO1 (SEAL) Jason R. Workman

[OwenKellogg]

In remembrance...

Thank you for your service and your sacrifice.

God bless the USA.

[Nita Nupress]

Thank you for remembering the heroes. Nice tribute thread.

[pax_et_bonum]

Thanks for posting.