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| Afghans protected wounded SEAL from the Taliban |
| 2005-07-11 |
| Afghan villagers sheltered a U.S. Navy SEAL wounded in a battle last month with the Taliban until they could get word to American forces to rescue him, a military official said Monday. The SEAL was part of a four-man reconnaissance team that went missing June 28 after calling for help during a firefight in the mountains near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. The other three members of the team died in the fighting, and a MH-47 helicopter crashed as it brought reinforcements, killing all 16 people on board. The military said it believes insurgents shot down the chopper. Military officials said a rocket exploded near the surviving SEAL, knocking him off his feet and down a mountainside in steep terrain. He then managed to stay out of sight of the insurgents, officials said. The commando suffered multiple leg wounds but was able to walk about two miles (three or four kilometers) through the mountains to get away, according to a U.S. military official, who insisted on anonymity. An Afghan villager found the SEAL and hid him in his village, the official said. According to military accounts, Taliban fighters came to the village and demanded the American be turned over, but villagers refused. The SEAL wrote a note verifying his identity and location, and a villager carried it to U.S. forces, the official said. The note indicated to U.S. troops that they wouldn't be entering into a trap. The commando was rescued July 3. The military has not revealed his identity. The bodies of two of the other SEALS were recovered July 4, and the fourth man's body was found Sunday with the help of local Afghans, the military said. An initial assessment indicated the three SEALs were killed in a gunbattle, a senior U.S. defense official said Sunday, adding there was "no way" the fourth SEAL had been abducted. The Taliban had claimed to have captured the SEAL. "The final member was located during a combat search-and-rescue operation July 10 in Kunar province," the military said in a statement Monday. "The location and disposition of the service member's remains indicate he died while fighting off enemy terrorists on or about June 28." |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #32 Troll is the same old COVAD wankroid. Lately he was "cook the rabbi." Appears he scraped enough empty bottles together to pay the internet bill. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2005-07-11 22:26 |
| #31 mucky - Did you get your taxidermi merit badge? ;) |
| Posted by: Laurence of the Rats 2005-07-11 22:12 |
| #30 ima serv in em boy scowts |
| Posted by: muck4doo 2005-07-11 21:39 |
| #29 What was that exchange in Kentucky Fried Movie? "You _____ _____! You'll never get me to talk!" "Take him to Detroit." "No! Not Detroit! AAARRRGGGGHHhhhhh...." |
| Posted by: Phil Fraering 2005-07-11 21:00 |
| #28 United States Air Force, 78-98. - Six of those years babysitting B-28s, B-61s, SRAMs, and ALCMs in SAC -One of those years two hundred miles and ten minutes flight time from the DMZ in Korea -Six of those months at Al-Kharg AB, Saudi Arabia. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2005-07-11 20:53 |
| #27 pretty obviously Wesley Clark has found RB |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-07-11 20:31 |
| #26 It's not clear to me why the troll keeps coming back to a place that he hates. Sort of like it's not clear to me why fanatical Muslims choose to live in Dearborn or London rather than some Islamic paradise like Syria or Yemen. |
| Posted by: Neutron Tom 2005-07-11 19:32 |
| #25 Troll is the same old COVAD wankroid. Lately he was "cook the rabbi." |
| Posted by: Fred 2005-07-11 19:03 |
| #24 Lifelong Democrat (on paper). Did not serve in the military (& too old now.) And neither fact makes any difference in regard to discussion of the war on (Islamofascist) terrorists. One thing I agree with OKetc. on is - we do need to kill a bunch more of those b**stards. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2005-07-11 18:49 |
| #23 Another dead SEAL, probably. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2005-07-11 18:40 |
| #22 Sorta back on topic: what do you suppose would have happened if the MSM learned of this ahead of time? |
| Posted by: slo jim 2005-07-11 18:29 |
| #21 Bingo Dar. Plus, the verbiage in the 3rd post was probably copy/pasted from some comments section in some other blog. |
| Posted by: Carl in N.H. 2005-07-11 18:12 |
| #20 What do we have here? Some sort of tag-team trolling? The first two posts have atrocious grammar and spelling, which suddenly clears up in the third post. Also, the first two posts are signed by "0KOKOK" (note the first char is a ZERO, not an "OH"), which by the third post has been changed to "OKOKOK" (all OH's). Troll boys, you need to get your s**t together. Like MMurray sez, this ain't the DU! |
| Posted by: Dar 2005-07-11 17:58 |
| #19 LH: It was great news to discover that for once the Afgan culture (taking and protecting their "guests") worked in our favor. Let's pray for a speedy and full recovery for our brave SEAL. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2005-07-11 17:54 |
| #18 Ah, the short bus made another stop, I see. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2005-07-11 17:42 |
| #17 Funny, I thought I heard the last of the "I am a life-long Republican" once the '04 Prez election was over. This loon joins the ranks of Richard Clarke, Michael Moore, and the rest of those idiots. Somehow they like to cover their sorry asses by claiming to have been life-long Republicans. Screw 'em all. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2005-07-11 17:39 |
| #16 Vets, sound off!??? Air Force, E-6, 1976-1996. AFRTS, in too many overseas locations to count. |
| Posted by: Sgt. Mom 2005-07-11 17:32 |
| #15 You can't prove I'm not Queen of the Space Unicorns! |
| Posted by: mojo 2005-07-11 17:29 |
| #14 Oh, and something tells me you ain't a vet either. You are a pretender, a wisher and a looser. |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-07-11 17:22 |
| #13 Something tells me you never served our country, just served yourself of our country This ain't the democratic underground dickwad. There are many vets here. Myself: 11BC2 101st Airborne Airassault, 3/502 Bco. 1991-1993. Vets, Sound off! |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-07-11 17:20 |
| #12 Well,it's time to reveal myself: becouse of your fanatical rants and posts in this toilet paper blog of indu,pack and retaired reed-necks or other never hear militant minority: I am a U S Navy vet. Six years, 4 of those 1500 miles or less away from the Russian/Chinese borders during the Cold War. Acting as part of a deterant from invasion forces of those countries when they weren't our close friends. And, yes, I have talked to a recruiter. Too old to get back into active duty, but he can get me into the reserves. Just got to get back into shape. I was an Electronics Calibration Technician in active duty working on equipment of submarines that guarded our waters. I also spent three more years, after the 6, in the U S Naval Reserves working on equipment for the jets that guard our skies. If it weren't for the heightened security around the planet, due to governments not backing down from fighting terrorism, I believe the destruction in England would have been much greater. The terrorists can't get their hands on civilian jet liners anymore. Also, in Iraq, there have been schools put up for all children to learn to read and write. Christians were able to celebrate Easter and Christmas over the past few years. Something they were not allowed to do for 30 years. Women in Iraq and Afganistan have been given much more freedom than they have had in quite a while. I don't think our time there in Iraq has been the failure you say it has been. Something tells me you never served our country, just served yourself of our country. I apologize if I've read you wrong here. |
| Posted by: OKOKOK 2005-07-11 17:08 |
| #11 Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... looks like we've a multiple personality here. Achmed El-Biff Skiffington III. You know, they got shit you can take for that now 0OKOK. If that is your real name... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-07-11 16:49 |
| #10 What's a "bull disinformation?" Is that where you feed disinformation to cattle? On to more meaningful topics: God bless those Afghans, watch over them, and all the other friendlies in that part of the world! |
| Posted by: Mike 2005-07-11 16:48 |
| #9 I didn't know they allowed internet hookups in the padded room that the life long nutjob OKOK is in... |
| Posted by: Omimp Speque7351 2005-07-11 16:42 |
| #8 We know what you mean, Lh. Same thing happens on the other side of the aisle. Sigh. |
| Posted by: .com 2005-07-11 16:41 |
| #7 BECOUSE TODAY RANTERS ARE FULL OF... I REPHRASE: THE TALIBS JUST WIPE THE BEST... ( SOLDIER IN THEY WORLD )SUCH A CRAP... While the Iraq war's worth is debatable, the Afghanistan war is completely neccessary. This is Osama Bin Laden we are dealing with. We should not stop fighting until every last one is dead...including those in US custody. KILL 'EM ALL! |
| Posted by: 0KOKOK 2005-07-11 16:38 |
| #6 "What in the world has happened to "patiotism" in our country?" Well, I don't know about you, but I switched to verandatism! AR |
| Posted by: Analog Roam 2005-07-11 16:18 |
| #5 Note to 0KOKOK: These brave men and women are NOT children. The Taliban had their asses handed to them and if it weren't for the Pakistanis hiding their remnants they would be wiped out. Maybe you would like to go live under the Taliban where a 14 year old boy was beaten to death because he had a soccer ball. The Taliban is the face of absolute evil. I think you should lighten up on the mushroom lade kool-aid. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2005-07-11 16:17 |
| #4 St John's Wort would do you a world of good, OKetc. |
| Posted by: Dr August Balls of Nice 2005-07-11 16:16 |
| #3 just when i want to make a comment about the nobility of Afghan villagers, some troll has to get in the way - sheesh. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2005-07-11 16:14 |
| #2 SUCH A BULL DISINFORMATION!!!! REALITY IS THAT TERRORIST TALIBS JUST WIPE THEY ARSES Life long Republican? Most of the ones I know speaka da english pretty good. Where'd you learn yours? Pakistan? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-07-11 16:14 |
| #1 SUCH A BULL DISINFORMATION!!!! REALITY IS THAT TERRORIST TALIBS JUST WIPE THEY ARSES Our children are dying in a conflict that was based on lies; they are the true patriots unlike Novak and Rove. I am a life-long Republican and I cannot abide the hard-ball employed by this administration with people who disagree with the "party line". What in the world has happened to "patiotism" in our country? Washington is like a septic tank where the really big pieces rise to the top. Those who knew, those who attempted to cover it up and those who gave out the information should go to the federal prison as traitors to the national security and the American people. Lock them up just as you would a despicable thief who cares not for those he injures. Washington has become a whore house where everything is for sale. Like they say " the man with the gold makes the rules". Everyone on the white house staff should have to make a casualty assistance call and feel the pain of the families who have lost a loved one. Maybe some would begin to get a glimpse of what "patriotism" means to those of us who love our country and were willing to die for the freedoms others give lip service to. |
| Posted by: 0KOKOK 2005-07-11 16:05 |