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Action Hometown Navy SEALs; LT Michael P. Murphy: 29: Part of 4-Man SEAL team, killed in an ambush: Patchogue, New York: SO2 Matthew Axelson: 29: Cupertino, California [58] SO2 Danny Dietz: 25: Littleton, Colorado [58] SOC Jacques J. Fontan: 36: Killed aboard the helicopter when it was shot down: New Orleans, Louisiana: SOCS Daniel R. Healy: 36 ...
All of those killed were members of various special operations units. June 28, 2005 – 19 U.S. special operations troops were killed in Operation Red Wings. Three of them, Navy SEALs, were killed when their four-man team was ambushed in the mountains of Kunar province. The fourth team member was missing in action for four days before being ...
Yesterday, the Pentagon released the names of the 30 troops-- Navy SEALs, soldiers, and airmen, killed in the helicopter downed by Taliban fighters in eastern Afghanistan last weekend. Here, in silence, are the names and photographs of all 30 men." [30] [31] NBC News reported that the Pentagon released the names of the 30 Americans killed. [32]
Matthew Gene "Axe" Axelson (June 25, 1976 – June 28, 2005) [1] was an enlisted United States Navy SEAL who was awarded the U.S. Navy's second highest decoration, the Navy Cross and the Purple Heart, for his actions during the War in Afghanistan.
The funeral of a brave Navy SEALkilled in Afghanistan and his faithful dog that sat motionless beside the coffin, grieving for his master. Now, the famous
Danny Dietz – Member of SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team Two, killed in action during Operation Red Wings in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. Recipient of the Navy Cross. Mark L. Donald – Navy Cross recipient during Operation Enduring Freedom. Ronald A. Foy – Rear admiral and former troop commander with Naval Special Warfare Development Group ...
A four-man team of Navy SEALs were ambushed on a ridge above the village of Salar Ban; three members were killed, and a Chinook helicopter sent to rescue them was shot down, killing another 16 soldiers, including eight more Navy SEALs. The fourth member of the team was missing in action for several days before being rescued.
Two U.S. Navy SEALs were reported missing after boarding the unflagged vessel in a Jan. 11 operation near the coast of Somalia. They were declared deceased 10 days later after an exhaustive search.