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“There is more here than meets the eye. They are hiding something.”

Yep, agree that “there is more here than meets the eye”. In “my eye” the two most probable scenarios are 1. These two navy guys who were several hundred miles inland were Seals who were out perhaps gathering information and got caught. 2. These two guys who had most surely been thoroughly briefed on the dangers of leaving base by themselves were out and about - let's just say they were “boys being boys” or perhaps “their little heads were thinking for their big heads”. Don't know, just hypothesizing. At any rate, my condolences to their loved ones, family and friends.

I doubt your first scenario. SEALS or any SpecOps that far away from support do not drive into Indian Country with a large US military vehicle(s) and in full uniform. They insert themselves as locals and do everything they can to appear as tribesman. My contacts in country tell me that right no one leaves the base unless in a convoy and with air and arty support for the area they are going to. It is that bad in most of the country. The Towelaban is very bold right now and has won several key battles. The situation is not good and smells like 1969 Viet Nam all over again.

. . . let's just say they were “boys being boys” or perhaps “their little heads were thinking for their big heads”.

You've never been in the Navy, have you??

If you don't know what you're talking about, please don't make insulting, ignorant comments. These men are dead and you're going to impugn their character!!??

The reorts are that these two blew by the gate and left the base. They stopped at the local market to buy some trinkets and were the Taliban ambushed them after they left town. If that is true they were friggin stupid and might as well have committed suicide.

1. These two navy guys who were several hundred miles inland were Seals who were out perhaps gathering information and got caught. 2. These two guys who had most surely been thoroughly briefed on the dangers of leaving base by themselves were out and about - let's just say they were “boys being boys” or perhaps “their little heads were thinking for their big heads”. Don't know, just hypothesizing. At any rate, my condolences to their loved ones, family and friends.

They definitely weren't SEALs. They were IA (individual augmentee). IA is a popular concept in the Navy these days. Sailors are selected for IA duty and sent off to one of the many CONUS army bases for a quick lesson in soldiering. When they arrive in-country (Afghanistan and Iraq are the most popular destinations) their job is to perform behind-the-lines administrative duties which free up soldiers and Marines for fighting. Until now, IA duty was monotonous but relatively safe with most navy combat casualties happening to corpsmen and special warfare. I may be wrong but these two just might be the first IA sailors KIA.

My money says they were in violation of several orders in place to better ensure their safety when they got lost driving outside the safe zone so your scenario #2 might be correct. The official report will eventually tell us what happened.