SEAL's last stand in Afghanistan...

[Spoooon]

Navy SEAL fought off enemy fighters for over 30 minutes until his weapon jammed.

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Did quick search...

Here's to comrades at arms.

 

[Pocatello]

Wow, that guy was a warrior.

 

[gopunk]

RIP

 

[Pocatello]

I wonder how far did he fell off, that place is all sharp rocks. He was probably injured badly after the fall. If the gun didn't jam (that's the worst luck), he would had made it.

 

[saftey]

whats the typical outfited machine gun the miltary uses?i know its not a para because thats made by FN.

 

[guyver01]

According to the CNN.com article, he was using a "a high-powered belt-fed machine gun."

Probably something like THIS

 

[Pocatello]

Most of the light machine guns used by the US armforces today are the SAW M249 minini (lincensed from FN) and the M60. The M60 is being replaced by the 7.62mm, M240, also lincensed from FN. I don't think the HK series of machine guns were used by the Seal.

 

[wQuay]

he died honorably. RIP

 

[Pocatello]

Light Machine Gun for the US armforces

 

[saftey]

man i sure hope he killed alot of baddies

 

[olouie]

God bless a true hero !

 

[bandXtrb]

Reminds me of a smiliar scene in Black Hawk down.

 

[Skel]

Originally posted by: wQuay
he died honorably. RIP

Couldn't have said it better..

 

[Balt]

Originally posted by: wQuay
he died honorably. RIP

Indeed. Let's also not forget the others who gave their lives trying to rescue him. RIP

 

[mcveigh]

He died well. it may not mean much to some but for a warrior it may be all they have.

Well done.

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: Balt

Originally posted by: wQuay
he died honorably. RIP

Indeed. Let's also not forget the others who gave their lives trying to rescue him. RIP

Those guys were all heroes. *lifts beer and drinks in memory and honor of those both alive and dead over there fighting to rid the world of subhuman scum*

 

[FrancesBeansRevenge]

God bless our boys out there fighting to keep our pansy asses and the American way of life safe.

Oh, and my kitties breath smells like cat food.

 

[tcsenter]

Damn, five more soldiers were killed attempting to rescue him:

He was dead by the time a six-man rescue team arrived on the scene, an official said.

The team, believing the SEAL was still alive, came under heavy fire when it reached the site. One member of this rescue group, Air Force Technical Sgt. John Chapman, was killed by gunfire.

Four more men died in a second rescue effort, including Senior Airman Jason Cunningham, who was on his first combat mission.

Sounds like one hell of a fire-fight insued. These were likely members of the Air Force Special Operations Command Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) or Special Tactics and Rescue Specialists (STARS) units. These guys are the best of the best. They were the focus of a recent Popular Mechanics cover story, which can be found here:

Air Force Special Ops

From the PM article: "There is no easy way to join the ranks of AFSOC. But one of the best routes into this Air Force unit is to first join the Army, Navy or Marines and distinguish yourself as a Ranger, SEAL or member of Force Recon."

 

[Lucky]

Originally posted by: FrancesBeansRevenge
God bless our boys out there fighting to keep our pansy asses and the American way of life safe.

God damm if that doesnt that sum it up.

RIP guys, all six of you. And every other man and women who did the same.

 

[Mday]

Originally posted by: Lucky

Originally posted by: FrancesBeansRevenge
God bless our boys out there fighting to keep our pansy asses and the American way of life safe.

God damm if that doesnt that sum it up.

RIP guys, all six of you. And every other man and women who did the same.

*holds his pansy ass in memory of the soldier*

=(

 

[Mister T]

Originally posted by: saftey
whats the typical outfited machine gun the miltary uses?i know its not a para because thats made by FN.

Probably was a M249 SAW.... 5.56mm

POS gun jammed. We need better guns!

 

[Nemesis77]

He died honorably. May he rest in peace

 

[HappyPuppy]

The SEALS, and I imagine all the other special ops units, have a policy of not leaving a comrade behind even if he is dead.

My hat is always off to all of our military personnel. They never know where they're going or when, or if they will return.

 

[Cattlegod]

Worf would be proud.

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

According to the special they had on the discovery channel, a 12 man platoon has 2 M60-E3 gunners.