Prayers for the 30 Valiant Heros Who Were Killed on Rescue Mission. . .

[Feisty_Angel]

And prayers for their families and loved ones.

Most of them were elite Navy SEALs (did their training, for the most part, in Coronado, CA).

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SEALs on rescue mission killed in Afghan crash

By KIMBERLY DOZIER - Associated Press,PATRICK QUINN - Associated Press | AP – 2 hrs 33 mins ago

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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The 30 American service members — most of them elite Navy SEALs — who died when their helicopter was shot down had rushed to help Army Rangers who had come under fire, two U.S. officials said Sunday.

The heavy loss shows that clandestine tactics carry huge risks despite the huge success of the SEAL mission that killed Osama bin Laden more than three months ago. Most of the SEALs who died Saturday were from the same unit that killed bin Laden, although none of the men took part in that mission.

The U.S.-led coalition plans to rely more on special operations missions as it reduces the overall number of combat troops by the end of 2014.
There were conflicting accounts late Sunday as to whether the SEAL team had subdued the attackers who had pinned down the Rangers and were departing, or whether they were hit as they tried to land. One official said they had accomplished their mission, but another said the aircraft, a Chinook helicopter, was hit as it approached.
Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation was still ongoing.

Thirty Americans and eight Afghans — seven commandos and a civilian translator — were killed in the crash, making it the deadliest single loss for U.S. forces in the decade-long war in Afghanistan. The Rangers, special operations forces who work regularly with the SEALs, secured the crash site in the Tangi Joy Zarin area of Wardak province, about 60 miles (97 kilometers) southwest of Kabul, the other official said.
Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity to describe the event, as the investigation is still ongoing. The SEAL mission was first reported by CNN.
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SEALs on rescue mission killed in Afghan crash - Yahoo! News


Prayers please for repose of these brave heros souls, and loved ones, family and friends left behind.

God bless and protect our troops and veterans for the great sacraficies they, and their families make for us - each and every day.

 

[Fantine]

Prayers for these heroes and the families they left behind.

At our peace vigil yesterday a lady came to pray with us whose daughter's fiance is among the casualties. They are assuming that he has been wounded in the attack, because they have not been told of his death (he was one of the rescue troops going out to the helicopter to see if there were any survivors.) Please pray for this young man and his family and fiancee.

 

[JimR-OCDS]

I said it before and I'll say it again.

The day they killed Bin Laden, Obama should have declared victory and took all of our troops home.

Same was true when we got Saddam. We should've turned him over to the Iraqi's, declared victory and left the country.

Instead, now that 30 soldiers were killed, especially those members of Seal Team 6, the Taliban will use it as propaganda that this is revenge for killing Bin Laden. If we leave, we'll make them the victors.

Jim

 

[AMDG]

The dead were from Seal Team Six, but according to the news, they were not the ones involved in the Bin Laden take down.

Again,

 

[Tigg]

Prayers for these warriors and their families.

 

[Winter]

Lord have mercy. Prayers for them and their families .....

 

[Michie]

 

[Diane_Windsor]

Eternal Father Strong to Save

RIP