The Seals that were shot down were part of a rapid reaction force coming to aid of other special operations troops...the latest reports are saying an Army Ranger raiding element was pinned down. They had finished their mission and were heading back the FOB when their chinook was shot down.
THere is no evidence the raid occurred during daylight hours. They always happen at night. At most it was early sunrise as they were leaving the AO. But, this is not likely.
The only thing unusual about this mission was the bad luck of a helicopter getting shot down.
I am seeing rwo different stories about how this happened. One from a nato spokesman and another from other “sources on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak.”
I got to wait until the dust clears. But I remember Pat Tillman and Jessica Lynch...and the WH *reenactment* of the bin laden op. Don’t you?