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Old 08-06-2011, 07:29 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Chinook down in Afghanistan.

31 US troops killed as helicopter goes down - World news - South and Central Asia - Afghanistan - msnbc.com

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Bless them all and lets hope for some swift retribution .
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Old 08-06-2011, 08:50 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I know it won't solve it, but there are some days....



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Old 08-06-2011, 08:58 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Irreplaceable.

Helicopter Crash in Afghanistan Reportedly Kills Members of SEAL Team 6 - FoxNews.com
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Old 08-06-2011, 04:16 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Terrible loss.

The amount of tactical real world op experience lost is irreplaceable and will be felt in the community for years to come.

Tragic. These men wrote a blank check to the US for a sum up to and including their lives, may they rest in peace.
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Old 08-06-2011, 06:01 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Old 08-06-2011, 07:52 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Eternal Father, Strong to save,
Whose arm hath bound the restless wave,
Who bid'st the mighty Ocean deep
Its own appointed limits keep;
O hear us when we cry to thee,
for those in peril on the sea.

O Christ! Whose voice the waters heard
And hushed their raging at Thy word,
Who walked'st on the foaming deep,
and calm amidst its rage didst sleep;
Oh hear us when we cry to Thee
For those in peril on the sea!

Most Holy spirit! Who didst brood
Upon the chaos dark and rude,
And bid its angry tumult cease,
And give, for wild confusion, peace;
Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee
For those in peril on the sea!

O Trinity of love and power!
Our brethren shield in danger's hour;
From rock and tempest, fire and foe,
Protect them wheresoe'er they go;
Thus evermore shall rise to Thee,
Glad hymns of praise from land and sea.
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Old 08-07-2011, 05:47 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Horrible to hear...I've worked with those gentlemen - true professionals. The loss, not just in terms of human cost, but national strategic capability, is tremendous. My thoughts to family and friends of those lost...
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To quote Winston Churchill, "Never was so much owed by so many to so few."
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Old 08-07-2011, 10:21 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Donate and never forget...

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Old 08-08-2011, 05:20 AM   #10 (permalink)
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RIP, brothers.
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