SEALs Community Mourns Tremendous Loss
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon leaders are mourning the deaths of 38 U.S. and Afghan troops killed when their helicopter crashed Saturday, likely shot down by insurgents over eastern Afghanistan.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says he is deeply saddened by the loss, and vowed that the U.S. will stay the course to complete the mission to make the world a safer place.
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Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says the best way to honor their sacrifice is to keep fighting. He asks for patience as the military works to notify families of their losses. He says the troops‘ deaths aren’t just statistics, and everything should be done to support the families.
It is the deadliest single incident for American forces in the decade-long war.
the main gate of the Naval Air Station Oceanna Dam Neck Annex in Virginia Beach , Va., Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011. The base is the headquarters for Seal Team Six whose team members were involved in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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HellAndBack
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 6:00amHow much more anger and sadness must we swallow… DESTROY these Vermin and come home… If Civilians are hinding them then THEY DIE TOO!!! I dont care anymore about what the world thinks of us. END THIS and make them FEAR to ever touch another american EVER again.
SWORDFISH !!!!
Report Post »Nobamazone
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 6:41amI agree Hellandback! They already hate us anyway, lets end this darn thing!
Report Post »getalong
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 1:43pmTime for America to kick some ass! Iran should be the first on our list followed by Afghanistan.
Report Post »rose-ellen
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 2:42pmWe are fighting the people of afghanistan and they have the right [ethically and legally] to fight back.We are the terrorists who invaded them and for once they had some success. My solidarity is with the men,women and children whose arms and legs have been blown off by the american terroristsTheey signed up with dreams of genocide dancing in their heads. Now they got theirs. Such the workings of evil.Their own hubris got them killed. The world does not belong to america and neither does its people. Your super military notwithstanding. People have individual rights hence when invaded and trampeled on they will defend themselves against you.keep dreaming your dreams of genocide;your elites manipulate you with war fever and fantasies one the one hand [to get you to volunteer] but keep you in check with the other hand.brainwashed massmurdering gulls.Those billion muslims arn’t going anywhere and the ones here are free to silently go about their business as free human beings. You lay a hand on one you’ll be hit with a hate crime. keep spewing your fantasies on the blogs- you21stc genocidists[albeit impotent ones].Pathetic!Long live the freedom fighting indigenous resistence movements against terrorist invaders!
Report Post »angroehl
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 5:39amThis is just such a sad situation. My heart goes out to the Brave Men/Women lost and to their families. My God Bless you all!!!
Report Post »Diane TX
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 5:06amLook what is happening in Israel, England, and Italy. They have all been infected by the SEIU virus. This was planned by the Socialists because they believed that this was “their time in History”. They believed that they had finally gotten “one of their own” in the most powerful position in the World. It’s too bad for them, that Barack Obama is such a moron. All Barack is capable of, is reading words that others have written. Everything about him is fake. He’s not a Christian or Muslim. He is an atheist. He is not a man that believes in any God.
Let’s not make another mistake by re-electing him again in 2012.
Report Post »Nobamazone
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 6:42amyou are wrong on one account diane… he thinks HE is a God!
Report Post »EZDOZIT
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 9:45amThe United ch of Christ, the church Obama spent 20 years in, teaches that man is a god. They tried to convence me that I was god, I told them I couldn’t find my car keys this morning,if I we god, we’re in a lot of trouble. Creator…creation, we are not God!
Report Post »ashestoashes
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 2:52pmRose Ellen…Where will you and the rest of the muslims hide when Jesus comes?
Report Post »Fina Biscotti
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 4:58amVery sad…..
Report Post »rose-ellen
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 3:10pmGod loves everyone. I believe in Jesus;I’m a catholic.Politically I side with muslims as they have been invaded and occupied and as we have dismissed their individual human rights when propping up brutal dictators for our benefit at their expense. Their religion is their business as much as anyone elses religion is theirs. if they are backwards culturally then hopefully they can organically change when they have a government they freely cloose. We don’t have the right to impose out culture or religion or government on indigenous people in their homelands.And we don’t have therright to kill them for being backwards or because alqquada had a base in afghanistan[an enpoverisshed and war torn country that benefitted by having bin laden give them money].They are not pure evil and the taliban was their defender against soviet and now american invaders. Jesus loves everyone whether christian or muslim, backward or “enlightened”.Though there is nothing enlightened about your mass murdering bombs and your resorting to torture and renditon of some of the poorest people on earth.
Report Post »Dawgonitt
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 4:36amThe Taliban can thank their Muslim Brother Barrack Hussein Osama. Just like AG Eric Holder aiding and abetting the enemy @ Gitmo, someone appointed to the state department from the current administration tipped off the Taliban.
Report Post »Fina Biscotti
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 4:53amWow – Dawg……….good insight!
Report Post »ireport uderide
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 12:21pmWell said and to the point. Any idea if anyone at State gives a sh*t?
Report Post »ashestoashes
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 3:32pmRose Ellen You are wrong, God does not love everyone. That is a lie. For He said, Jacob I love and Esau (one of islam’s forefathers) I have hated. God said that He hated Esau. Esau was not obedient to God. God says that Israel are His chosen people and you side with muslims. If you really loved them, you would be leading them out of darkness, but you first have to come out of the darkness yourself. If we read and obey God’s word, then we become spiritual Israel. But the Jews are first, because they were the only ones to accept His laws.
Report Post »wbaranowski
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 4:25am…enemy (dead) in hog skin shrouds…
Report Post »rose-ellen
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 4:33pmI’m catholic.i was taught and i still believe God loves everyone and we are all sinners and muslims who really believe they are right andtconforming to God then though they may be mistaken ,they have not sinned against the Holy Spirit. Being mistaken is not a deliberate turning away from God. Muslims are not deliberately anti-God any more then mass murdering americans dropping bombs on men women and children are deliberately anti- God. Even athiests are not anti God and His spirit. Sorry to break it to you hateful judgemental genocidists but it’s not so easy to be damned by Jesus who knows all and scrutinazis all hearts.Maybe you fundamentalists christians have a different view but my catholic faith has taught me well. God loves everybody [even the devil] and being objectively in sin or believing in a false religion is not condemnable .God can make a muslim or athiest come to Him in various ways known only to Him so not all who say Lord Lord are pleasing .Muslims can go through Christ in other ways as can athiests,jews etc..You christian fundamentalists should come back to the Catholic church and you’ll grow in Christ rather then stagnate in jundgemental hatred of misguided people.You have your own sins ,leave those muslims alone.
Report Post »wbaranowski
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 4:24amNow is the time for blowing the dust off of our 10,000 lb MOABs, dipping bullet lead into bacon fat and wrapping the enemy in hog skin shrouds. Get medieval on them. OR, just come home immediately and train up here for the next deployment. Either one, I’ll support.
Report Post »Dragonfly92667
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 10:30amHOOYAH! Thomas Jefferson got it right when Muslim pirates were butchering ships full of travelers and merchants. They murdered thousands of innocent people. When they started attacking American ships, they demanded that America pay tribute to the Muslims for safe passage. Thomas Jefferson said, “Hm. I have another idea.” He ordered all American ships to attack every Muslim ship they encountered. All weapons were coated in pigs blood and all but one were to be killed. That one was returned to his Imam to tell graphically what awaits should they choose to attack American. The attacks on American merchant ships stopped for hundreds of years.
Report Post »ashestoashes
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 6:33pmRose Elllen God said that those who stand with Israel will be blessed, and those who curse Israel will be cursed period. I don’t like our losing our men any more than you like muslims dying. But they teach hatred and violence in their mosques. They incite murder of Christians and of Jews and all infidels…that would include you if you are not muslim. You are playing with evil and you do not even know it. Watch or read about Walid Shoebat who was a terrorist. He married a Christian or Catrholic girl and loved her so much that he wanted to convert her, so he read her Bible to debate her, but in reading it the Holy Spirit of God converted him. He is now ashamed of what muslims did and do to Jews who show them nothing but kindness. The Bible says that there are those created to be destroyed, but they choose that themselves. I am not advocating the killing of innocent people, but the muslim agenda is to overtake the world and kill anyone who won’t convert. Are you willing to die for Jesus?
Report Post »AmeriCat
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 4:19amOur Navy Seals are savy…
Report Post »Navy Seal Team Six in one helicopter?
I bet they themselves knew something was up…
Fina Biscotti
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 4:54amThat is what I was thinking…..too weird, too many in one aircraft…
Report Post »READRIGHTHERE
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 10:07pmIt feels a little like watching the damage in the first tower, wishing it were only an accident, but fearing the worst. When will the second plane hit, so we can know exactly what is going on?
Report Post »jeffyfreezone
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 3:44amI prayed for their souls today, such a terrible loss. They were the best of us.
Report Post »4truth2all
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 2:28pmPraying for a person after they are dead is way to late, and helps no one. Need to do that while they are alive. We agree that any loss of life is sad.
Report Post »CETMEONFIRE
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 3:28amFrom a U.S. Navy veteran to my fallen brothers in arms from SEAL Team VI & all others who have maid the ultimate sacrifice Godspeed!
To the Family & Friends of these fallen Hero’s, may the Peace, Love and Grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ be with you and comfort you in your time of need.
To the A-Holes running the so-called wars in these distant hell-holes, unleash the hounds of hell against our enemies to the end of achieving ultimate victory, We have not sent our son’s and our daughters, our brothers and sisters, or our fathers and mothers over there to die in vain.
Avenge the deaths of these warrior heros by crushing our enemies, let the world see power and might of our armed forces and then bring our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines home in triumphant victory.
Every Rag-Head misfit with an AK-47 is tonight celebrating the deaths of SEAL Team VI, may they all burn in hell after being wiped of the face of the earth by our military.
SEAL Team VI lives on in the hearts of every American Patriot! Thanks for a job well done, We’ll take it from here.
RED-DOG ONE OUT
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 6:28am@getmeonfire~~~AMEN to that! If our leaders are too cowardly to fight, our men and women aren’t. We can do it ourselves, and it very well may come to that. Count these old folks in. We will stand and cover you from here `til you all can get yourselves safely, SAFELY back home and we can take our country back from the great enemy within.
In JESUS’ PRECIOUS, MIGHTY name, amen!
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 7:43amDittoes
Report Post »MidWestMom
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 8:43amdouble ditto
Report Post »4truth2all
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 1:57pmTo cetmeonfire: You cannot release “unleash the hounds of hell” on the hounds of hell.Though I understand your point. I find the angels of heaven to be the fiercest. I suggest we contact them!
Report Post »I do have a question… there is much speculation about all these men on one helocopter and that it was a set-up or at least unwise. What say you? It seems you have some experience, if real.
Diane TX
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 3:07amWhy is the USA even in Afghanistan, anymore? Bin Laden is dead! Let‘s leave this backwards Nation to fend for it’s self. If the People there want a theocracy, that hangs people for being “gay”, and women are chattel of their fathers and husband, I say let them wallow in their sewer of a Nation.
Just make sure that their sickness doesn’t grow in the USA.
I mourn the lost of the Navy Seals. Let’s not send anymore of them to their deaths, because they are the best of us.
Report Post »PATTY HENRY
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 3:20amDIANE: I agree with you…either bring them home or bomb the place into smithereens taking all the “TALIBAN” with it. (give 24 hours notice and then bombs away) I cannot believe that our military allowed all those men to be on one plane and I don’t give a damn how much of a hurry they were in.
THESE FREAKS in DC can have lobster and Party, Jets to where ever…they damn well better get all the equipment and back up our troops need and NOW. Obama is so done. Any “foreign policy gain” from killing that monster Osama was just wiped off the board. WE’RE the ones with the planes… why are there ANY weapons on the ground that are not ours???? NO excuse…just a bunch of lily livered, PC freaks. I‘ve had it and I’m so so so sorry for all those loved ones left behind. Rest in GOD.
Report Post »RabidPatriot
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 3:53amI doubt the President will be doing anymore victory laps on the backs of Seal Team 6 now that the terrorists have killed them all. Obama is having a bad re-election week. God Bless all of our military from cooks to special forces.
Report Post »jacobstroubles
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 8:33amIt’s time for all Americans to come home now.
Put them on planes/ships today and have them all home by tomorrow
GOD is about to wrap things up down here.
Report Post »Dragonfly92667
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 10:35amI say turn the Hindu Kush into the biggest freaking glass parking lot on the planet and then just build a Wal-Mart on the Pakistan border. =/
Report Post »DANIEL STILLSON
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 2:48amThis is not just a little fishy to anyone, all SEAL TEAM SIX was on this flight and the Taliban know about? Right
Report Post »SacredHonor1776
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 2:59amJust last week one of the ‘seal team six’ members gave his ‘story’ of the events! Several news channels even game a few names?
It’s pretty fish alright!
Report Post »DANIEL STILLSON
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 3:28amAnd out of all the helicopters that fly over there all the time, they get a lucky shot of all our SEAL TEAM six on that one flight?
Report Post »cloudsofwar
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 8:13amleave the gun, bring the cannoli (the godfather)…….a planed hit? who gave them up? good grief, with all the bad news and this marxist in the white house everything is suspect. who will BO blame next.
Report Post »Chuck Stein
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 2:46amI hate helicopters. Been in them 3 times — each time in the Navy. Each time about as frightening as the time I skydived.
Report Post »CETMEONFIRE
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 4:23amDitto Chuck, as a Navy Vet I’ve flown in CH-46′s, SH-3′s and SH-2′s….. The CH-46‘s were the worst once you’re in one all you want is to get out. Also got the thrill of being winched on and off the aft deck of a destroyer in rolling seas, watching all the while to make sure the static discharge line stayed put.
Report Post »Sunnyr
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 2:45amThis was devastating news today. Sadness and tears for our brave Navy Seals. We need to get the hell out of that 3rd world DUMP and leave those people to their own devices. Sink or swim.
God Speed, Seal Team 6 Hero’s and all who went with them on that final journey today. So sad. Prayers being said for all their loved ones at home.
Report Post »DANIEL STILLSON
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 2:41amI want to know who tipped these guys off.
Report Post »AmeriCat
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 3:56amSame here.
Report Post »Dawgonitt
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 4:29amThe Obama Adminstration
Report Post »Old-School Patriot
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 5:57amBarack Hussein Obama.
mmm…mmm…mmm.
Report Post »crazyhorse
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 6:15amThey were getting all the OBL credit and not him.
Report Post »Pixelguy
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 2:41amIt’s time to pull off the kid gloves, deep six the politically-correct rules of engagement and “unleash hell” as the Romans liked to say.
Then, pull out of Afghanistan. It is time for their own people to stand up and fight for their freedoms, or kowtow to the Taliban, whichever is their choice.
Too much American blood and treasure have been spent trying to help these poor folks. Time to cut our losses.
Report Post »SacredHonor1776
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 3:00amThe afghanistan people don’t want freedom, they are many factions who want to become dictators in their own right! Even our allies there don’t want us there…
Report Post »mutslie
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 2:37amWill the U.S. ever leave ?, the turd Binladin is gone ‘no assistance from Pakistan’ why are brave young men put in harms way, an old bloke said to me once ‘polititicans start wars , hmmmm’…… could be something in that……../
Report Post »Those ‘camel goat herders ar’nt worth one drop of American blood, get out now, ‘although the U.S.economy will suffer more with thousands more unemployed, bring them back put half at the Mexican border the other half ‘surround the White House n’ tell all ‘the lowlife braindead politicians’ to come out with their hands up’…….
bullcrapbuster
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 2:31amYES, fight to win the freakin war or leave.
Report Post »Ravings of a lunatic planet
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 2:30amIf you are not going to let our troops fight to WIN then bring them home. I mourn for the loss of every soldier that has paid the ultimate price for our freedom. God Bless.
Report Post »sandyn
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 2:28amI would get in touch with Israel and find out what they consider a measured response would be (they have had a lot of experience in that area) and then execute. I don’t trust any of our PTB to be able to gage the value of these heroes.
Report Post »Earningit
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 2:22amTotally agree! Take the gloves off, increase airstrikes. Jdams will shut them up real quick
Report Post »randy
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 2:21amI don’t mourn one single Afgan troop
Report Post »Proud American in Buffalo
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 2:21amMay God Bless SEAL Team 6, the entire SpecFor Community and may God continue to Bless America.
Report Post »god
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 2:19amambushed.
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 6:33am@GOD~~~ Indeed they were. Sacrificed! It is time for this to stop here and now.
Anyone who KNOWS who, what, when and how better step forward right now.
We all already know the “why”. Actually, I bet we all already know the “whO”, don’t we?
Report Post »Earningit
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 2:18amPray for these men and their families. The best of the best
Report Post »TruthisHealthy
Posted on August 7, 2011 at 9:39amAmerica is being destroyed by enemies within. We must vote the treasonous anti-Americans out of office. Barry Soetoro and his thugs are responsible for this tragedy. No doubt in my mind.
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