N.J. native faced danger regularly Killed in Afghanistan, the Navy SEAL was part of the Iraq team that rescued POW Jessica Lynch. By Maureen Graham and Troy Graham, Inquirer Staff Writers By all accounts, Atco native David M. Tapper's SEAL team was an elite unit, even for the rarified world of military special operations. Often called upon to conduct the most harrowing missions, Tapper took part in the April rescue of wounded POW Jessica Lynch, then helped recover the bodies of nine American soldiers buried near the Iraqi hospital where she was held, according to friends and the Tapper family....
