Chief Special Warfare Operator William “Ryan” Owens , USN...Peoria, Ill.
May God comfort his loved ones
Posted on 01/30/2017 5:35:18 PM PST by saywhatagain
Chief Special Warfare Operator William “Ryan” Owens, 36, of Peoria, Ill., died after he was wounded during a nighttime raid on an al-Qaeda-held village in southwestern Yemen on Saturday.
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Every one of them, is a person you don’t want to lose.
Every one of them is a person we need in place.
He stood up for us for a long time.
Rest in peace. We would have been less without you, if you hadn’t made us so much more with you exemplary service.
died after...
RIP Sailor. You’ll be avenged.
Member of SEAL Team 6, based in Virginia Beach, VA
Prayers for Chief Owens, his family, and the Naval Special Warfare Community. A Pentagon source tells Fox News that this type of raid would not have been approved by the Obama Administration. The SEALs took out 14 bad hombres, and gathered a lot of valuable intelligence. Hopefully, it will be exploited quickly, and more terrorists will die.
Fair skies and following seas, Chief Owens.
Cross the river and be welcome in Valhalla Chief.
My sources tell me this was a very large gunfight. Probably the biggest one a SEAL Team has been in in sometime. 14 dead AQ, good start.
Spec Ops in all services note: We have your back.
He died of his wounds.
RIP and thank you.
After fully answering a previous question, Sean Spicer remarks on the question of the sucess of the mission in Yemen at the 41:42 mark.
Respectful, measured and balanced. Thank you for the proper words Sean Spicer.
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