31 US troops, mostly elite Navy SEALs, killed in Afghanistan

[rodsky]

and he's born for it...

i think you're just being sarcastic...

No, I was not being sarcastic--if you really think SEALs are "born" for whatever they need to do, then they should close down Virginia Beach.

-RODION

[black_mamba]

No, I was not being sarcastic--if you really think SEALs are "born" for whatever they need to do, then they should close down Virginia Beach.

-RODION

whatever..

70-80% would not make it during HELL WEEK!

you know what i mean...

[rodsky]

whatever..

70-80% would not make it during HELL WEEK!

you know what i mean...

But any of the surviving 20% will probably give you a mean eye if you told them they were born for it--they TRAINED for it. They were made.

-RODION

[black_mamba]

But any of the surviving 20% will probably give you a mean eye if you told them they were born for it--they TRAINED for it. They were made.

-RODION

bsan usaon natog practice xempre mo ayo jud ta pero napa jud mas maayo..

bsan unsaon natog toon.. mkat.on jud ta pero napa jud mas bright...

they emerges to become the strongest

[rodsky]

bsan usaon natog practice xempre mo ayo jud ta pero napa jud mas maayo..

bsan unsaon natog toon.. mkat.on jud ta pero napa jud mas bright...

they emerges to become the strongest

Training is not only who is strongest--it's also about who is smartest. This is why it's called a class. You don't only grow biceps in BUD/S, you also grow in intellect, and some SEALs out there have IQs of superior or very superior, with average physiques. "Hell Week" is mostly psychological--most of these guys already underwent several months of physical torture, so anad na na sila sa kakapoy--what makes most of the other guys ring the bell is the psychological torture--which if you have a sharp mind, will allow you to overcome and succeed.

Not sure if this is posted here yet, but they got the guys who shot down the chopper:
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/as...html?hpt=hp_t2

-RODION

[black_mamba]

Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com

SEALs killed were on a rescue mission

[rodsky]

Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com

SEALs killed were on a rescue mission

Nope. Recent reports indicate they were NOT on a rescue mission.

Defense Secretary Panetta is asked not to identify slain U.S. Navy SEALS - NBCActionNews.com - Kansas City

...The 22 Navy SEAL commandos killed when their helicopter was shot down by the Taliban weren't on one of their usual secret assault missions. Military sources confirm the SEALS were called in to chase down a group of Taliban on the run.

Army rangers already on the ground were looking for the Taliban leader, when some insurgents started to escape. The rangers didn't need rescuing, they just called for backup. That's contrary to what some military sources said just after the crash when they suggested the SEALS were helping pin down troops. It's all raising questions why so many SEALS were on single vulnerable helicopter...

Video
Pentagon Lied About SEALs Being On Rescue Mission- YouTube

-RODION

[pinoy_09]

Forces in Afghanistan kill militants involved in downing of copter - CNN.com

[black_mamba]

Nope. Recent reports indicate they were NOT on a rescue mission.

Defense Secretary Panetta is asked not to identify slain U.S. Navy SEALS - NBCActionNews.com - Kansas City

...The 22 Navy SEAL commandos killed when their helicopter was shot down by the Taliban weren't on one of their usual secret assault missions. Military sources confirm the SEALS were called in to chase down a group of Taliban on the run.

Army rangers already on the ground were looking for the Taliban leader, when some insurgents started to escape. The rangers didn't need rescuing, they just called for backup. That's contrary to what some military sources said just after the crash when they suggested the SEALS were helping pin down troops. It's all raising questions why so many SEALS were on single vulnerable helicopter...

Video
Pentagon Lied About SEALs Being On Rescue Mission- YouTube

-RODION

i smell something fishy...

[Sand Man]

A lot of questions have been raised about this incident.

- Why was DEVGRU tasked as a QRF? That's not their job.

- Why was a CH-47 ferrying a Tier-1 SOF Unit? They created the 160th for that job.

- Too many HSLD guys on one chopper.

- How in the hell did the Taliban have the slightest luck hitting a bird retrofitted with advanced countermeasures ...at night ...while also engaged in a gunfight with a Ranger unit?

But still, RIP to these brave warriors.