Posted on 07/09/2005 4:48:49 PM PDT by Warriormom
THE first sign of trouble was a radio message requesting immediate extraction. A four-man team of US Navy Seal commandos had run into heavy enemy fire on a remote, thickly forested trail in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan.
(Excerpt) Read more at timesonline.co.uk ...
Forgive the ignorance...
Would these Seals' wives (if any) have known about this mission? and if not, when would they be notified re: their husband's status?
let's take down these insects as savage refers to them
I'd imagine the SEAL's wives would know that their husbands are deployed to a certain theater, but no more.
Once they are officially "missing", the wives are told, I'd imagine. As to those who died, the wives are told as soon as possible, and NO information is released to the public until the families are notified.
As to discussing these issues on a public forum, I get
all I know about these types of operations, little as it is, from other publicly available sources. (Books, etc.)
bttt
It has also opened an intriguing new front in the coalition’s battle against terrorism.
Just opened? What was has this dude been watching?
I've known a number of SEALs and I can assure you, there is no way their wives had any idea what they were doing. SEAL training is not just physical, it is also about completely breaking down the trainee mentally in order to "rebuild" his thought processes. The SEAL mental training is based upon absolute loyalty, primarily to their "swim buddy" and secondarily to the team. The fact is that a lot of SEALs go through divorce or never marry in the first place because their wives and girlfriends often feel resentful about the SEAL being more emotionally attached to other SEALs.
I wish I could be 40 years younger, Vaya con Deos, American Warriors.
Those guys are as tough and dedicated as they come!
Damn straight! Say a prayer of thanks!
As she was calling the Navy, they were enroute to their house to tell them of his passing.
Truly sad.
Here's the link.
LOL......you actually read that loons posts ?......:o)
Comic relief.
Hope yer well friend......Stay safe !
He can also recite whole chapters of Michael Moore's books, perfectly lip synch to Moore's movies and spout Charlie Rangle BS without even blushing.
He's very talented.
Thank you for the link---
I hadn't seen that thread.
It seems like he got his "unassuming" ways from his parents..they seemed like good people just from that article.
God Bless him and his family!!! Rest in Peace, sir.
I'm not a military expert by any means but I suspect this is exactly how this group of four is trained to operate.
Stealth...
Intelligence or execution squad.
I seem to recall a movie-type documentary about the beginning of the Afghan war where two of the CIA special ops were dropped into Afghanistan dressed in traditional garb. One guy walked through town in Taliban country and met with a tribal elder they thought could be trusted. His buddy stayed up on a ridge above town and watched.
I certainly mourn the loss of any American or innocent for that matter but I suspect the loss of these 4 represents a great loss to our military.
These 4 most likely have had years and countless dollars spend on their training and cannot be easily replaced.
God bless them and their families.
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