Posted on 08/06/2016 2:11:21 AM PDT by OwenKellogg
In remembrance ... today marks the 5th anniversary of the shoot down of Extortion 17. On August 6, 2011, the U.S. Navy SEALs and the Special Ops community suffered a huge loss when their CH-47 Chinook was shot down in Afghanistan.
The 30 American deaths represent the greatest loss of U.S. military lives in a single incident in the decade-long war in Afghanistan that began in 2001.
The Fallen:
SGT Alexander J. Bennett
SPC Spencer Duncan
CWO Bryan J. Nichols
CWO David R. Carter
SSG Patrick D. Hamburger
TSgt John W. Brown
SSgt Andrew W. Harvell
TSgt Daniel L. Zerbe
PO1 (SEAL) Darrick C. Benson
CPO (SEAL) Brian R. Bill
PO1 (SEAL) Christopher G. Campbell
PO1 Jared W. Day
PO1 John Douangdara & Navy SEAL Dog Bart
CPO (SEAL) John W. Faas
CPO (SEAL) Kevin A. Houston
Lt. Cmdr. (SEAL) Jonas B. Kelsall
MCPO (SEAL) Louis J. Langlais
CPO (SEAL) Matthew D. Mason
CPO (SEAL) Stephen M. Mills
CPO Nicholas H. Null
PO1 (SEAL) Jesse D. Pittman
SCPO (SEAL) Thomas A. Ratzlaff
CPO (SEAL) Robert J. Reeves
CPO (SEAL) Heath M. Robinson
PO2 (SEAL) Nicholas P. Spehar
PO1 Michael J. Strange
PO1 (SEAL) Jon T. Tumilson
PO1 (SEAL) Aaron C. Vaughn
SCPO Kraig M. Vickers
PO1 (SEAL) Jason R. Workman
Owen—thank you for this thread.
The loss of these men cannot be measured, in human and in military terms.
I have long felt that this was the payment required by Obama’s Islamic masters for the loss of Bin Laden three months earlier, or whoever we killed that day(another story).
Another treasonous action by the traitor-in-chief,Obama.
There is no relief from the loss.
Very nice. Thank you for posting.
Thanks!
Lt.CMDR Jonas B. Kelsall rest in peace buddy.
Prayers to all family, kin and acquaintance marking their loss today.
I hope I live long enough to witness a full accounting of those personally involved in the treason committed against Extortion 17 and our nation. May I live to see justice fully served.
Not Forgotten
Extortion 17 3hr video
Press Club May 9, 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqtJrJ40Cio
Regards,
HLB
I recall Obama running his mouth at Fort Campbell about Bin Laden and we heard about SEAL team six from there. Frankly, none of us old timers from SOG could believe this idiot Obama named the team that got Obama. We worried about the guys at Little Creek plus those in the San Diego AO as well as all SPECOPS types. We figured the Muslims would be watching for SEAL types to include anyone wearing Navy jump wings at these Navy bases. Soon after this crash happened - the reserve pilots and old choppers made no sense when the 160th usually flies SPECOPS teams.
For whatever evil reason, I think these fine young men were set up by their own government.
Who did it?
SS
I highly suspect Obama’s mouth reached back to the Taliban and they soon found out who were the SEAL types in Afghan. That seems fairly easy to do as I recall cell phone this or that going on near San Diego? Was it prepaid cards or what? Cell phones make decent commo for enemy types. Especially prepaid.
WHY is the military rank giving the orders not being court marshaled???
(I’m a nosey dude! ;^)
OUTSTANDING post OwenKellogg. Thank YOU. Thanks very much for the ping, LucyT. HOORAY Brian Bill Foundation
Condolences to family and friends of America’s finest.
love
(prayers)
WOW
Words fail. Thank you, Owen Kellogg, for this thread. I, too, look forward to finding out the truth someday.
They use Obama phones.... Especially the T-Mobile ones since they are virtually untraceable.
Makes good sense.
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