SEAL Team Six Members Died in Copter Crash
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
, Posted by JED at 10:43:00 AM
SEAL Team Six members of the US Navy SEALs die after a NATO helicopter crashes in eastern Afghanistan early Saturday during a "quick reaction" mission to assist military personnel pinned down by insurgents in a fierce firefight.
31 U.S. troops, including at least 21 Navy SEALs and seven Afghan soldiers based in Hampton Roads were among the casualties when a helicopter carrying them went down while they were reinforcing other troops.
Although majority of the Navy SEALs who died belonged to the same covert unit that conducted the raid that killed Osama bin Laden in May, U.S. officials say that none of them were part of the team that killed Al Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden.
Meanwhile, President Barack Obama said the deaths were "a reminder of the extraordinary sacrifices made by the men and women of our military and their families, including all who have served in Afghanistan."
31 U.S. troops, including at least 21 Navy SEALs and seven Afghan soldiers based in Hampton Roads were among the casualties when a helicopter carrying them went down while they were reinforcing other troops.
Although majority of the Navy SEALs who died belonged to the same covert unit that conducted the raid that killed Osama bin Laden in May, U.S. officials say that none of them were part of the team that killed Al Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden.
Meanwhile, President Barack Obama said the deaths were "a reminder of the extraordinary sacrifices made by the men and women of our military and their families, including all who have served in Afghanistan."
Condolences to the family and friends of those lost.
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I know of no words that can express the deep sorry we as a country share. i know there is little we can say to the families that would give them any relieve grief. I must say two things however as a citizen of this country, I am so sorry for your loss and how grateful I am for their devotion to this country thank you.
These men gave their life's doing what they loved and it was for "our freedom", THANK YOU is not enough. My heart goes out to all the families involved. If there was ever a time to give back to these brave men, knows the time. Our government could spend a little to show our thanks. "Build a monument" that will last forever. I know that's not what they would want, but it's what they deserve.
Big losers in Afghanistan:
US troops 1400 killed 10,000 wounded
Civilians over 9000 killed
US taxpayers $2 Billion a week
Big Winners:
Taliban
Drug lords
War Lords
US War profiteers making Billions
Sleezy US politicians marinated in contractor cash
Additional losers Seal Team six for that bad farce of an Assassination. Now we're assassinating people we dont want to see in a courtroom. But even worse is assassinating someone who has already been dead for 10 years.
Dead men tell no tales
No interviews
Dead heroes and stupid gullible public. Stupidity is now at an all time high
My deepest condolences to the families & friends of our fallen Heros ,(Comrades)that perished in this unfortunate incident. It's odd that the guys that terminated the U.S.'s #1 Proclamed COWARD happen to loose their lives in a helicopter crash in a place non other then Afghanistan. I'm no genious but this smells very fishy to me , was this in fact an accident ? I sure hope so and I'm sure that this incident is being investigated by our nation's highest intelligence agencies or at least I hope it is for the sake of these lost souls that gave their lives for the sake of Freedom.