Posted on 05/30/2013 8:16:20 PM PDT by Beave Meister
On August 6, 2011, a military helicopter Extortion 17 carrying thirty-eight men (including twenty-five of the elite SEAL Team 6, five National Guard and Army Reserve, and eight Afghan commandos) was shot down over Taliban-controlled territory in eastern Afghanistan. They had been on a top secret mission to take out a high-value target.
It was the worst loss of life in a single day since the war in Afghanistan began. Per a 1250-page military report, it was simply the result of a lucky shot by Taliban soldiers perched on top of a building. Per families of those killed and military experts at a press conference held on May 9, 2013, this is a lie among a host of other lies.
After the families attended a several hour military briefing about this lucky shot, describing what happened and why their sons died, they smelled a rat and started digging around.
Billy and Karen Vaughn, parents of Navy SEAL Aaron C. Vaughn, started poking around at the official story and found not a rat, but a stinking swamp, a coverup that went all the way to the top.
When the Vaughns began trying to drain the swamp, they received what the Obama administration is famous for: the shakedown. None other than one of the highest ranking officers in the nationAdmiral William McRaven, commander at U.S. Special Operations Commandpaid the Vaughns a little visit, in essence telling them to keep their mouths shut.
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Nice post!
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Little barry basatrd boy has made some very adept enemies. Amy God have mercy upon the sonofabitch, because there are folks in this world who will not if given the chance to correct the balance.
Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL) Jesse D. Pittman, 27, of Ukiah, CA.
Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 2nd Class (SEAL) Nicholas P. Spehar, 24, of Saint Paul, MN.
Lt. Cmdr. (SEAL) Jonas B. Kelsall, 32, of Shreveport, LA.
Special Warfare Operator Master Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Louis J. Langlais, 44, of Santa Barbara, CA.
Special Warfare Operator Senior Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Thomas A. Ratzlaff, 34, of Green Forest, AR.
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Senior Chief Petty Officer (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist/Freefall Parachutist) Kraig M. Vickers 36, of Kokomo, Hawaii.
Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Brian R. Bill, 31, of Stamford, CT.
Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) John W. Faas, 31, of Minneapolis, MN.
Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Kevin A. Houston, 35, of West Hyannisport, MA.
Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Matthew D. Mason, 37, of Kansas City, MO.
Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Stephen M. Mills, 35, of Fort Worth, TX.
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Chief Petty Officer (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist/Freefall Parachutist/Diver) Nicholas H. Null, 30, of Washington, WV.
Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Robert J. Reeves, 32, of Shreveport, LA.
Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Heath M. Robinson, 34, of Detroit, MI.
Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL) Darrik C. Benson, 28, of Angwin, CA.
Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL/Parachutist) Christopher G. Campbell, 36, of Jacksonville, NC.
Information Systems Technician Petty Officer 1st Class (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist/Freefall Parachutist) Jared W. Day, 28, of Taylorsville, UT.
Master-at-Arms Petty Officer 1st Class (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist) John Douangdara, 26, of South Sioux City, NE.
Cryptologist Technician (Collection) Petty Officer 1st Class (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist) Michael J. Strange, 25, of Philadelphia, PA.
Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL/Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist) Jon T. Tumilson, 35, of Rockford, IA.
Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL) Aaron C. Vaughn, 30, of Stuart, FL.
Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL) Jason R. Workman, 32, of Blanding, UT.
The soldiers killed were:
Chief Warrant Officer David R. Carter, 47, of Centennial, CO, assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), Aurora, CO.
Chief Warrant Officer Bryan J. Nichols, 31, of Hays, KS, assigned to the 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), New Century, KS.
Sgt. Patrick D. Hamburger, 30, of Lincoln, NE, assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), Grand Island, NE.
Sgt. Alexander J. Bennett, 24, of Tacoma, WA, assigned to the 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), New Century, KS.
Spc. Spencer C. Duncan, 21, of Olathe, KS, assigned to the 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), New Century, KS.
The airmen killed were:
Tech. Sgt. John W. Brown, 33, of Tallahassee, FL.
Staff Sgt. Andrew W. Harvell, 26, of Long Beach, CA.
Tech. Sgt. Daniel L. Zerbe, 28, of York, PA.
because true evil happens when good people allow it to happen....
the military elites in this country are absolutely pathetic IMO.....too many years of Clintoon and now, too many years with the faker....
If my son or daughter died on that helicopter I would spend the rest of my life hounding those bastards in charge until I found out the truth. How dare those bastards cremate any remains without permission.
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I’d like to say I’m shocked but not much from these people surprises me anymore. It does, however, still break my heart. That will never change.
I would like to be kept up to date on developments, please. This story has more BO smell to it!
You know something is fishy when a story that big is barely covered. Barry didn’t even bother to collect his mourner-in-chief points.
Perhaps they were immediately cremated because evidence of an on board explosive might be found on their bodies? Was that helicopter inspected prior to take-off? Or the Afghans boarding it for that matter? Hmmmmm..
We want justice.
Has to happen. I read the article.
When will those in positions who can do something, do something? What can ordinary citizens do?
I just sent this article to a friend of mine who is one of the Chiefs of SEAL Team 1 down on Coronado. I can’t wait to hear his thoughts.
I can see why they named the mission “Extortion 17”.
I saw part of the SEAL Team 6’s parents’ press conference.
General McInerney (I think) said in an interview after the conference, “The Bubbas will win this fight.” (Damn right!)
And, Ace Lyons (former Admiral of the Pacific Fleet-military analyst and strategist) also said when interviewed, the moslem brotherhood has infiltrated every government agency and that it had ACCELERATED under the Obama administration.
Men worth listening to. (God bless the parents of these SEAL heroes.)
Oh, and the father of one of the SEALs was asked if any congresscritter had shown any interest in their concerns—he said Rubio was the only one.
But, then, he said Rubio said he would contact McCain about it, and the father said, “That’s ok-—nevermind. We’ll deal with this ourselves.” (not very good for Rubio or his new buddy Juan McCain.)
Why was it necessary to release info the Seal Team 6 were the ones who killed Osama.
Just for political points ! Obama leaked and good men died.
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