IN MEMORIAM: August 6th, 2011 - The Day America Lost 30 Warriors

IN MEMORIAM

On Saturday morning August 6, 2011, 30 American warriors

were killed when their Chinook helicopter was shot down in the

Wardak province, Afghanistan.

Among the killed were

17 members of SEAL Team SIX.

TODAY...REMEMBER THESE BRAVE MEN AND THEIR FAMILIES

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WEST COAST - NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE

Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL)

Jesse D. Pittman, 27, Ukiah, CA.

Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 2nd Class (SEAL)

Nicholas P. Spehar, 24, Saint Paul, MN.

EAST COAST - NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE

Lt. Cmdr. (SEAL) Jonas B. Kelsall, 32, of Shreveport, LA.

Special Warfare Operator Master Chief Petty Officer (SEAL)

Louis J. Langlais, 44, Santa Barbara, CA.

Special Warfare Operator Senior Chief Petty Officer (SEAL)

Thomas A. Ratzlaff, 34, Green Forest, AR.

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Senior Chief Petty Officer

(Expeditionary Warfare Specialist/Freefall Parachutist)

Kraig M. Vickers 36, Kokomo, Hawaii.

Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL)

Brian R. Bill, 31, Stamford, CT.

Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL)

John W. Faas, 31, Minneapolis, MN.

Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL)

Kevin A. Houston, 35, West Hyannisport, MA.

Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL)

Matthew D. Mason, 37, Kansas City, MO.

Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL)

Stephen M. Mills, 35, Fort Worth, TX.

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Chief Petty Officer

(Expeditionary Warfare Specialist/Freefall Parachutist/Diver)

Nicholas H. Null, 30, Washington, WV.

Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL)

Robert J. Reeves, 32, Shreveport, LA.

Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL)

Heath M. Robinson, 34, Detroit, MI.

Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL)

Darrik C. Benson, 28, Angwin, CA.

Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL/Parachutist)

Christopher G. Campbell, 36, Jacksonville, NC.

Information Systems Technician Petty Officer 1st Class

(Expeditionary Warfare Specialist/Freefall Parachutist)

Jared W. Day, 28, of Taylorsville, UT.

Master-at-Arms Petty Officer 1st Class (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist)

John Douangdara, 26, South Sioux City, NE.

Cryptologist Technician (Collection) Petty Officer 1st Class

(Expeditionary Warfare Specialist)

Michael J. Strange, 25, Philadelphia, PA.

Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class

(SEAL/Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist)

Jon T. Tumilson, 35, Rockford, IA.

Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL)

Aaron C. Vaughn, 30, Stuart, FL.

Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL)

Jason R. Workman, 32, Blanding, UT.

US SOLDIERS

Chief Warrant Officer David R. Carter, 47, of Centennial, CO, assigned to the

2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), Aurora, CO.

Chief Warrant Officer Bryan J. Nichols, 31, of Hays, KS, assigned to the 7th Battalion,

158th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), New Century, KS.

Sgt. Patrick D. Hamburger, 30, of Lincoln, NE, assigned to the 2nd Battalion,

135th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), Grand Island, NE.

Sgt. Alexander J. Bennett, 24, of Tacoma, WA, assigned to the 7th Battalion,

158th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), New Century, KS.

Spc. Spencer C. Duncan, 21, of Olathe, KS, assigned to the 7th Battalion,

158th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), New Century, KS.

US AIRMEN

Tech. Sgt. John W. Brown, 33, Tallahassee, FL.

Staff Sgt. Andrew W. Harvell, 26, Long Beach, CA.

Tech. Sgt. Daniel L. Zerbe, 28, York, PA.

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for the sake of these men, may we fight to win

for more information contact Billy & Karen Vaughn

parents of fallen (SEAL) Aaron Vaughn

www.forourson.us

(Hat Tip: The United West)

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