SO Boys Shot Down

[Ranger]

SO (Special Operations) SEALs. Sad, sad day.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/08/06/afghan-president-31-americans-killed-in-helicopter-crash/?test=latestnews


RIP brothers.

[Mick-Boy]

Word around the campfire right now is that they were from the Teams.

RIP to the lost. Thoughts out for their families..

[SuperiorDG]

"31 killed, including 25 SEALs, in Afghanistan helicopter crash

ABC News reported that as many as 25 Navy SEALs were on the aircraft at the time. The other casualties included seven Afghan Special Forces troops, an interpreter, five helicopter crew members and one dog."


http://hamptonroads.com/2011/08/31-killed-including-25-seals-afghanistan-helicopter-crash

Very sad day

[Omicron]

That sucks. :(

[Ranger]

"31 killed, including 25 SEALs, in Afghanistan helicopter crash

ABC News reported that as many as 25 Navy SEALs were on the aircraft at the time. The other casualties included seven Afghan Special Forces troops, an interpreter, five helicopter crew members and one dog."


http://hamptonroads.com/2011/08/31-killed-including-25-seals-afghanistan-helicopter-crash

Very sad day

Thanks, I didn't see that in the article I was reading. SEAL or otherwise, it's still sad.

[JackImpact]

Thanks, I didn't see that in the article I was reading. SEAL or otherwise, it's still sad.

Every loss is sad =[ I hope for their strength to hold when they mourn.

[Mazin]

RIP
[Salute]

[nynco]

Sad to hear. I wonder what happened? I mean, mechanical failure or shot down?

[jmg8550]

According to the news report, they were shot down.

Research: still the best game in town.

[mopar]

Always a sad day when we lose any of our young men and women. RIP.
Thoughts out to family and friends.

[nynco]

I tend not to believe early reports in the news. Most of the time its speculations passed off as facts.

[Ridge]

Supposedly they took an RPG.

25 SEALs, 2 FACs and a K9 and handler on board.

Reminds me of the boys killed in Operation Red Wings....

[Mick-Boy]

The only people I've seen claiming they were shot down right now are the Taliban. They always claim aircraft were shot down. The unfortunate facts about waging a war in the mountains is that infil and exfil suck. Foot/vehicle movements are brutally hard and time consuming. Air movements are dangerous as hell. Terrain, weather and altitude all play merry hell with the equipment.

They may very well have been shot down. But I won't believe it until a spokesman for USFOR-A or SOCOM confirms it.

[patrick0685]

RIP [Salute]

[jmg8550]

Supposedly they took an RPG.

25 SEALs, 2 FACs and a K9 and handler on board.

Reminds me of the boys killed in Operation Red Wings....

Murphy's Ridge. Another very sad day in our military.

[mcantar18c]

If these reports are true it would be one of the largest losses the Teams have seen.
They and their families will be in my prayers.


Reminds me of the boys killed in Operation Red Wings....

Operation Red Wing... never heard it as Wings.
A friend of mine was killed on that mission. If you haven't read the book, Lone Survivor, you should.

[banks74]

Ya Lone Survivor is a must read. I had the opportunity to meet Danny Dietz parents at the Remembering the Brave Match a couple months ago, humbling experience to say the least.

[Mtn.man]

Seals that took out osam were all on board.
Hopefully no one tells the taliban as they will say alah prevailed for osama.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44043847/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/?gt1=43001

[Ranger]

Seals that took out osam were all on board.
Hopefully no one tells the taliban as they will say alah prevailed for osama.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44043847/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/?gt1=43001

That's been discredited ....

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/08/06/afghan-president-31-americans-killed-in-helicopter-crash/



None of those killed in the crash is believed to have been part of the SEALs mission that killed bin Laden, but they were from the same unit as the bin Laden team.
"We don't believe that any of the special operators who were killed were involved in the bin Laden operation," a senior U.S. military official told Fox News.

[Mtn.man]

Yeah conflicting reports. I HATE the media.

[GhostRider]

[Salute]

Rest in Peace my brothers, your work here is done.

[Ranger]

[Salute]

Rest in Peace my brothers, your work here is done.

I disagree, they are SEALs, they have been assigned to kick some ass in a different dimension now. Right now they are in SEAL heaven and giving the beat down to Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein! All soldiers are dear to me, but I share a special place in my heart for those who have had to eat bugs.

[Big Wall]

Rest in peace.

[blacklabel]

RIP. It's always a tragedy when brave men die.

[sniper7]

RIP

from what I read they were team 6 but not the guys from the OBL mission. apparently took an rpg

[DSB OUTDOORS]

R.I.P. [Salute] [Marine] God Speed!!!

[enthusiast]

Truly sad.

I just upped my donation to http://www.nswfoundation.org/ .

[Colorado Luckydog]

I had to check on my nephew. He is stateside and safe![Beer]

God bless those soldiers that died for me and our country! I can't help but shed a tear.

[sneakerd]

Imho- there could not be any worse news.

[Mick-Boy]

This is indeed terrible news. But it's the nature of the business.

Never forget those we've lost. Never let rest those they were hunting.

[Seamonkey]

R.I.P.


Bravo Zulu brothers.

And that is all. Carry on.


Love,


a banana

[Sharpienads]

Gone but never forgotten. RIP, brothers.

[Squeeze]

[Salute] "Please Lord, be with the families of these fallen warriors. May they find peace and comfort through you. Help them bear the burden of losing a loved one in battle. I thank you for such great men you have provided us in time of war. Without them, we would be both surely damned and doomed".

[Chad4000]

Worst spec ops disaster ever is what I read.. Previous was the red wing op.. Correct me if I'm wrong.... Rip men......

[275RLTW]

Latest from friends in the province...

The CH-47 was shot down by a RPG after the SEALs were assisting Rangers on a HVT(High Value Target) raid. Rangers immediately secured the wreckage and are holding their ground against insurgents.

Gonna be a long night...
"Energetically will I meet the enemies of my country. I shall defeat them on the field of battle for I am better trained and will fight withn all my might. Surrender is not a Ranger word. I shall never leave a fallen comrade to fall into the hands of the enemy and under no circumstances shall I ever embarass my country!" Godspeed brothers...

[Scanker19]

RIP. I really wish we could bring everyone home.

[Sharpienads]

Just found out one of my close friend's close friend was on that bird. USAF Pararescueman John Brown. I didn't personally know him, but he is still a brother. RIP, John.

http://www.wtkr.com/news/kfsm-siloam-springs-navy-seal-killed-in-afghanistan-helicopter-crash-20110806,0,7347409.story

[Bailey Guns]

More of America's finest will be coming home for the last time. Truly sad.

Somebody's due a lot of payback.

[ghettodub]

Just heard about this on the radio this morning. Terrible, sad news... RIP

[UberTong]

Rest in peace soldiers, God bless their families. [Salute]

[Lex_Luthor]

I'm praying that my friend wasn't on that chopper. The families of those killed are in my prayers as well.

[275RLTW]

Names of some of the fallen released....

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/checkpoint-washington/post/remembering-the-fallen-as-troops-are-identified-in-helicopter-crash-in-afghanistan/2011/08/07/gIQAx7341I_blog.html

[Lex_Luthor]

So far 11/30 and his name's not on there. Thanks coloccw.

[Ronin13]

RIP- Your service will never be forgotten. "we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns." Great Col Jessep quote from "A Few Good Men."

[OneGuy67]

One of the Chinook's pilots was a Colorado National Guardsman.

[funkfool]

RIP Navy SEAL Aaron Vaughn
Check the ink...
http://www.theblaze.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/aaron3.jpg
All our brothers.