Seal Team 6

[Bruce59]

As you may know I live in Jacksonville, N.C. I live 4 miles from my
Brother in law a Ret. Marine, and just across the street from my
brother in law lives another Ret. Marine, who's son is in Seal Team
6. They just got word their son was Killed today. Reports are
sketchy right now but it seems he was with a group who went in
to try to rescue the helicopter that went down with 31 aboard.
RIP Chirstopher Cambell.

[rickyracer]

Here is a link to the story.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44043847/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/?gt1=43001

[raymond w mason]

GOD bless these good men and their families.

[MOS4429]

Received this from my brother who works security forces. <br />
<br />
&quot;A Veteran--whether active duty, discharged, retired, or reserve--is someone who at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made...

[Bruce59]

You just said it all. At this very time their news vans park out side the
house of the parents of Chris Cambell. A Navy Chief as come out and
told them the family does not want to give interviews at this time.
But it seems that CH,14 news will not take the hint, they just keep hanging
around the house. Most of the others are giving the familly some space.
The local news paper had a story on the front page, and at the end it
said the family does not want to give interviews at this time. SO CALL
OFF THE VULTURES.

[Phantom Blooper]

May they rest in peace!

I wasn't in Jacksonville at the time of the BLT 1/8 bombing because I was overseas in Lebanon....but from all the archives and news clips I seen about that time the media were also vultures.

The stupidist question that one of the idiots ask is,"How do you feel?"

[USMCM38A1]

These days the press pushes this point way farther then those who designed the Constitution ever thought of when they wrote it.Just like the Gulf War when they were waiting on the beach as we landed.Sometimes what they know and release borders on treason.I hate that they hound the parents and relatives of the dead who gave the ultimate sacrafice.I wish someone would find their house and hound them and see how it feels on the other foot.

[jamielang1951]

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p298/jamielang1951/RIPNavySealTeam6Tributegraphic2.jpg

[kabar1]

Rest In Peace Brothers of SEAL TEAM 6 even though i am a MARINE you guys are the best.SEMPER FI

[MOS4429]

As we mourn the loss of the SEAL team and all others on the Chinook helo that was shot down last week we must also remember that others are also fighting and paying the ultimate price in Afghanistan and Iraq.
"CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - The United States Marine Corps mourns the loss of two of their own.

Sergeant Joshua J. Robinson, 29, of Omaha, Neb. and Sgt. Adan Gonzales Jr., 28, of Bakersfield, Calif. died Aug. 7 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Both were infantrymen assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Robinson enlisted in the Marine Corps Dec. 1, 2003. He has deployed twice to Iraq and once to Afghanistan.

Gonzales enlisted in the Marine Corps May 16, 2006. He has deployed once to Iraq and once to Afghanistan.

The Marines and sailors of the 1st Marine Division mourn the loss of Sgt. Robinson and Sgt. Gonzales. Our heartfelt condolences go out to their families."

And the battle continues......

:flag:

[Rocky C]

Prayers Outbound to All..........

Semper Fi,
Rocky

[jamielang1951]

No, I haven't forgotten, I keep up with all of them and feel every single one of em. It's just sooo damn many at one time that gets me.
I kinda stayed away after Hurricane's death because of the grief and pain. I went back and read every post of his I could find. Even now I'm having trouble typing this.

I guess the Queen Mum said it best.

"Grief is the price we pay for love."

[Kegler300]

The best of the best...rest in peace.

[jamielang1951]

News this morning that Seal team 6 was part of the original operation, they were a blocking force.

Also; a Taliban leader and a fighter, believe to be the one who fired the RPG that brought down the chopper, was tracked to a village where we bombed and killed them.

[jamielang1951]

DOD Identifies Service Members Killed In CH-47 Crash


The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of 30 service members who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Aug. 6 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed.

The following sailors assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit were killed:

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, Calif.,

Special Warfare Operator Senior Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Thomas A. Ratzlaff, 34, of Green Forest, Ark.,

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, Conn.,

Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) John W. Faas, 31, of Minneapolis, Minn.,

Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Kevin A. Houston, 35, of West Hyannisport, Mass.,

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, Texas,

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Chief Petty Officer (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist/Freefall Parachutist/Diver) Nicholas H. Null, 30, of Washington, W.Va.,

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, Mich.,

Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL) Darrik C. Benson, 28, of Angwin, Calif.

Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL/Parachutist) Christopher G. Campbell, 36, of Jacksonville, N.C.,

Information Systems Technician Petty Officer 1st Class (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist/Freefall Parachutist) Jared W. Day, 28, of Taylorsville, Utah,

Master-at-Arms Petty Officer 1st Class (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist) John Douangdara, 26, of South Sioux City, Neb.,

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, Iowa,

Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL) Aaron C. Vaughn, 30, of Stuart, Fla..

Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL) Jason R. Workman, 32, of Blanding, Utah.

The following sailors assigned to a West Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit were killed:

Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL) Jesse D. Pittman, 27, of Ukiah, Calif.

Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 2nd Class (SEAL) Nicholas P. Spehar, 24, ofSaint Paul, Minn.

The soldiers killed were:

Chief Warrant Officer David R. Carter, 47, of Centennial, Colo. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), Aurora, Colo.;

Chief Warrant Officer Bryan J. Nichols, 31, of Hays, Kan. He was assigned to the 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), New Century, Kan.;

Sgt. Patrick D. Hamburger, 30, of Lincoln, Neb. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), Grand Island, Neb.;

Sgt. Alexander J. Bennett, 24, of Tacoma, Wash. He was assigned to the 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), New Century, Kan.

Spc. Spencer C. Duncan, 21, of Olathe, Kan. He was assigned to the 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), New Century, Kan.

The airmen killed were:

Tech. Sgt. John W. Brown, 33, of Tallahassee, Fla.;

Staff Sgt. Andrew W. Harvell, 26, of Long Beach, Calif.; and

Tech. Sgt. Daniel L. Zerbe, 28, of York, Pa.

[Ray Harvey]

God seen the pain that all of those 31 were about to fell and at time said come and go with me, for in my house is many mansions. They want without pain. They are now on their own personal mission of preparing a place for their family's. God be with them and their familiies in the coming days along with the Marine from Manchester, N.J. who lost his life this week has well....

[FistFu68]

:usmc: "Of their Honor and Their Glory The People Shall Sing" :iwo:

[Wood5831]

RIP Shipmates, Soldiers and Airmen!

[03Foxtrot]

Photos of the brave American troops killed in action when their helicopter was shot down by enemy fire on August 6, 2011 in Afghanistan.
God Bless them all !

Semper Fi

[echo7tango]

Rest in peace, brothers.
God be with you 'til we meet again.

[Ray Harvey]

Before I start my day, I say prayer for all those serving far and near. I asked the Lord to put His arms around each of them has they serve this country. I asked Him each and every day to bring our Men and Women home the say way that they left this country and every once in a while we get bad news of other person killed in action. I ask him to be with the families of does who have fallen and does still fighting, I ask him to be with all of us serving and retired or other wise for we know what it means to serve on lands not known to us.