The operators from SEAL Team Six were flown by a crew of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. That's according to one current and one former U.S. official. Both spoke on condition of anonymity because families are still being notified of the loss of their loved ones.
One source says the team was thought to include 22 SEALs, three Air Force air controllers, seven Afghan Army troops, a dog and his handler, and a civilian interpreter, plus the helicopter crew.
The sources thought this was the largest single loss of life ever for SEAL Team Six, known as the Naval Special Warfare Development Group.More.
Were they on their way to pick up OBL?
ReplyDeleteOh, that's right.
They supposedly got him a while back.
It's sickening that their deaths are being spun as a reason to stay in Afghanistan - to go back into these valleys where most residents want nothing to do with NATO or the Taliban.
ReplyDeleteWe will get the same spin for the Iraqi withdrawal.
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