Navy SEALs

Fallen SEALs Honored – Memorial Day Event

Michael Smith — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:24:29 +0000

Navy SEALs Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods will be remembered with plaques during this year’s Memorial Day observance, 2 p.m. May 27 at the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial, 6905 La Jolla Scenic Drive South. Doherty, of Encinitas, and Woods, of Imperial Beach, were assigned to security detail in Benghazi, Libya, when they were killed in

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Trivia Tuesday – Vietnam

Michael Smith — Wed, 22 May 2013 01:53:30 +0000

From 1962 – 1964, the role of Navy SEALs in Vietnam was to train and advise their South Vietnam military counterparts. This mission was very important as the South Vietnamese were involved in intense guerrilla operations. After the Tonkin Gulf incident, the role of SEALs in Vietnam changed dramatically along with their areas of operation.

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Fallen SEAL Jonathan Kaloust

Michael Smith — Tue, 21 May 2013 01:06:50 +0000

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Navy SEAL Hell Week

Michael Smith — Sun, 19 May 2013 21:17:13 +0000

Enjoy this three part series of Navy SEAL BUDs class 232 put together by SEAL Teammate Don Shipley of Extreme SEAL Experience

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SEAL New Guy

Wayne Stansel — Sat, 18 May 2013 21:29:00 +0000

My first Team out of BUD/s was SEAL Team Four. When my BUD/s Class received our orders, I was ecstatic to learn that I would be joining Team Four, and I was also the envy of most of my classmates. The reason for their coveting of my orders was that Team Four’s Area of Operations

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SEAL Killed in Ft. Knox Training Accident

Michael Smith — Sat, 18 May 2013 01:50:03 +0000

A Virginia Beach Navy SEAL, Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan H. Kaloust, was killed Wednesday while taking part in a field exercise at Ft. Knox, Kentucky. Kaloust, a 23 year old SEAL, was based at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek. Seven sailors including five other Navy SEALs were injured in the accident with Kaloust. The

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Impossible Odds – SEAL Rescue of Jessica Buchanan

Michael Smith — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:18:41 +0000

In 2011, humanitarian aid worker Jessica Buchanan and Danish co-worker Poul Thisted traveled to Somalia to help the children of a war-torn region. On October 25th, both were abducted by armed Somali fighters. They were taken by vehicles deep into the desert, where they were told to get down on their knees. Jessica spoke of

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Behind the Secret Curtain of The U.S. Military’s “Goat Lab”

Navy SEALs — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:30 +0000

When Killing Animals Saves Lives In the darkness, the SOF medic can’t see because the flashing strobe has taken his night adapted eyesight away. He blindly feels slowly and methodically along the body for the exit wound behind the back. Then he feels it, the warm blood from the bullet wound touches his fingers and

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Bin Laden Raid Knife Auction

Michael Smith — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:43:51 +0000

For all the knife collectors out there. 24Fundraiser is auctioning off a knife carried during the Bin Laden Raid. The knife was created by Ernest Emerson of Emerson Knives. This Emerson knife was carried by “Mark Owen”, the pseudonym of the Navy SEAL who was on the raid to kill Bin Laden. Mark owned this

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SEALFIT – Durable Warriors Win

Mark Divine — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:01:34 +0000

“When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt Durability is your ability to “stay in the game.” To become and stay durable both hard and soft skills are required. You’re no good to the team if you get hurt before a mission. Even worse,

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