As far as I knew, there is only one dev group at Dam Neck. Which means that likely many of those guys who died were on the team that killed bin Laden, I'm guessing.
The whole story is so sad. It reminds me of those guys who died on Mogadishu. They were safe and died going in to rescue someone else.
You know, besides the horribly sad loss of life, that is a major loss to the US' strategic SF capabilities. From what I have heard, those guys had skills that take years to develop and don't exist at that level anywhere else.
eta: the NY Times says that the Pentagon says that those guys were not on the bin Laden team, but I highly doubt the Pentagon would give the Taliban the satisfaction of confirming that fact.
Amy, I am so sorry, on all counts. I wish there was more that I could do, but you have all my love and good thoughts headed your way.
Oh, Amy... I am so, so sorry.
Which means that likely many of those guys who died were on the team that killed bin Laden, I'm guessing.
The teams assemble and reassemble for different reasons. SEAL Team 6 were, as far as I know, the guys who got bin Laden. I'm unclear if they were on the helicopter or not. But the team my brother shipped out with was.
I just can't stop thinking about their families. Some of the guys had kids. And then I think about everyone my grandmother knew aside from my mom and dad and us kids is already dead. Except her roommate, who held my hand and told me over and over how much she loved Mimi (my grandmother) and that I could use her bathroom if I needed to, or her phone, and what else could she do for me?
I would like to have a drink, but I think not yet.
Oh Amy, how sad! I'm so sorry, sending you warm thoughts.
Amy, I'm so sorry. God, how incredibly awful for their families. And I'm sorry to hear about your grandmother as well. Wishing you and your family peace and comfort, wherever you can find it.
{{Amy}} Many kind thoughts for you, your brother and your family. Between his friends and your grandmother that is an awful lot to have to assimilate. I think peach cobbler is definitely called for, in mass quantities.
