SEAL Team 6 Operators Reccount the Biggest Loss in SEAL Team History: Extortion 17

Please take a moment and pause to honor and remember these heroes. <br> <br>The following sailors assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit were killed: <br>Lieutenant Commander (SEAL) Jonas B. Kelsall, 32, of Shreveport, Louisiana <br>Special Warfare Operator Master Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Louis J. Langlais, 44, of Santa Barbara, California <br>Special Warfare Operator Senior Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Thomas A. Ratzlaff, 34, of Green Forest, Arkansas <br>Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Senior Chief Petty Officer (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist/Freefall Parachutist) Kraig M. Vickers 36, of Kokomo, Hawaii <br>Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Brian R. Bill, 31, of Stamford, Connecticut <br>Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) John W. Faas, 31, of Minneapolis, Minnesota <br>Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Kevin A. Houston, 35, of West Hyannisport, Massachusetts <br>Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Matthew D. Mason, 37, of Kansas City, Missouri <br>Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Stephen M. Mills, 35, of Fort Worth, Texas <br>Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Chief Petty Officer(Expeditionary Warfare Specialist/Freefall Parachutist/Diver) Nicholas H. Null, 30, of Washington, West Virginia <br>Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Robert J. Reeves, 32, of Shreveport, Louisiana <br>Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Heath M. Robinson, 34, of Detroit, Michigan <br>Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL) Darrik C. Benson, 28, of Angwin, California <br>Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL/Parachutist) Christopher G. Campbell, 36, of Jacksonville, North Carolina <br>Information Systems Technician Petty Officer 1st Class (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist/Freefall Parachutist) Jared W. Day, 28, of Taylorsville, Utah <br>Master-at-Arms Petty Officer 1st Class (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist) John Douangdara, 26, of South Sioux City, Nebraska <br>Cryptologist Technician(Collection)Petty Officer 1st Class(Expeditionary Warfare Specialist) Michael J. Strange, 25, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania <br>Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL/Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist) Jon T. Tumilson, 35, of Rockford, Iowa <br>Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL)Aaron C. Vaughn, 30, of Stuart, Florida <br>Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL)Jason R. Workman, 32, of Blanding, Utah <br> <br>The following sailors assigned to a West Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit were killed: <br>Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL)Jesse D. Pittman, 27, of Ukiah, California <br>Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 2nd Class (SEAL)Nicholas P. Spehar, 24, of Saint Paul, Minnesota <br> <br>The soldiers killed were: <br>Chief Warrant Officer David R. Carter, 47, of Centennial, Colo. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), Aurora, Colorado <br>Chief Warrant Officer Bryan J. Nichols, 31, of Hays, Kan. He was assigned to the 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment(General Support Aviation Battalion), New Century, Kansas <br>Staff Sgt. Patrick D. Hamburger, 30, of Lincoln, Neb. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), Grand Island, Nebraska <br> <br>* Sergeant Hamburger was posthumously promoted to Staff Sergeant <br>Sgt. Alexander J. Bennett, 24, of Tacoma, Wash. He was assigned to the 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), New Century, Kansas <br>Spc. Spencer C. Duncan, 21, of Olathe, Kan. He was assigned to the 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), New Century, Kansas <br> <br>The airmen killed were: <br>Tech. Sgt. John W. Brown, 33, of Tallahassee, Florida <br>Staff Sgt. Andrew W. Harvell, 26, of Long Beach, California <br>Tech. Sgt. Daniel L. Zerbe, 28, of York, Pennsylvania <br> <br>All three airmen were assigned to the 24th Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Field, North Carolina. <br> <br>Seven Afghan National Army commandos and one Afghan civilian interpreter were also killed in the crash. <br> <br>Support the Shawn Ryan Show for $5 and get the chance to watch the shows AD FREE, with the exception of Shawn's personal reads, before they release!! Sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/VigilanceElite <br> <br>Please leave us a review on Apple/Spotify Podcasts: <br>Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/....podcast/shawn-ryan-s <br>Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/....5eodRZd3qR9VT1ip1wI7 <br> <br>#PODCAST #NAVYSEALS #HISTORY <br> <br>Vigilance Elite/Shawn Ryan Links: <br>Website - https://www.vigilanceelite.com <br>Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/VigilanceElite <br>TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@shawnryanshow <br>Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/shawnryan762