Pentagon Releases Names Of 30 Americans Killed In Afghanistan Helicopter Crash…
May they rest in eternal peace.
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon on Thursday released the names of the 30 Americans who were killed when their helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan over the weekend.
The Department of Defense announced Thursday that the following sailors assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit were killed:
Lt. Cmdr. (SEAL) Jonas B. Kelsall, 32, of Shreveport, La.,
Special Warfare Operator Master Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Louis J. Langlais, 44, of Santa Barbara, Calif.,
Special Warfare Operator Senior Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Thomas A. Ratzlaff, 34, of Green Forest, Ark.,
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Senior Chief Petty Officer (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist/Freefall Parachutist) Kraig M. Vickers 36, of Kokomo, Hawaii,
Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Brian R. Bill, 31, of Stamford, Conn.,
Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) John W. Faas, 31, of Minneapolis, Minn.,
Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Kevin A. Houston, 35, of West Hyannisport, Mass.,
Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Matthew D. Mason, 37, of Kansas City, Mo.,
Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Stephen M. Mills, 35, of Fort Worth, Texas,
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Chief Petty Officer (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist/Freefall Parachutist/Diver) Nicholas H. Null, 30, of Washington, W.Va.,
Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Robert J. Reeves, 32, of Shreveport, La.,
Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Heath M. Robinson, 34, of Detroit, Mich.,
Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL) Darrik C. Benson, 28, of Angwin, Calif.,
Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL/Parachutist) Christopher G. Campbell, 36, of Jacksonville, N.C.,
Information Systems Technician Petty Officer 1st Class (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist/Freefall Parachutist) Jared W. Day, 28, of Taylorsville, Utah,
Master-at-Arms Petty Officer 1st Class (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist) John Douangdara, 26, of South Sioux City, Neb.,
Cryptologist Technician (Collection) Petty Officer 1st Class (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist) Michael J. Strange, 25, of Philadelphia, Pa.,
Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL/Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist) Jon T. Tumilson, 35, of Rockford, Iowa,
Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL) Aaron C. Vaughn, 30, of Stuart, Fla., and
Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL) Jason R. Workman, 32, of Blanding, Utah.
The following sailors assigned to a West Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit were killed:
Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL) Jesse D. Pittman, 27, of Ukiah, Calif., and
Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 2nd Class (SEAL) Nicholas P. Spehar, 24, of Saint Paul, Minn.
The soldiers killed were:
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, Colo.;
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, Kan.;
Sgt. Patrick D. Hamburger, 30, of Lincoln, Neb. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), Grand Island, Neb.;
Sgt. Alexander J. Bennett, 24, of Tacoma, Wash. He was assigned to the 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), New Century, Kan.; and
Spc. Spencer C. Duncan, 21, of Olathe, Kan. He was assigned to the 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), New Century, Kan.
The airmen killed were:
Tech. Sgt. John W. Brown, 33, of Tallahassee, Fla.;
Staff Sgt. Andrew W. Harvell, 26, of Long Beach, Calif.; and
Tech. Sgt. Daniel L. Zerbe, 28, of York, Pa.
All three airmen were assigned to the 24th Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Field, N.C.
Posted by ZIP on Thursday, August 11, 2011, at 1:37 pm | 
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These were among America’s finest men. R.I.P. I pray their loss of life will not be in vain.
@ PappyCrux – Amen.
Some Gave All
RIP and God Bless.
If there is a bright side, these guys were pure alpha warriors and died being warriors. If you have to go, it might as well be doing what you love. These guys are living it up and drinking mead in Valhalla right now with countless generations of other warriors.
2 fine young men from my area are on the list…….
Yes, these were among America’s finest men. RIP. God bless them and their families! There is nothing worse for a family than getting that knock on the door and opening to 2 officers dressed in uniform….. My prayers are with all the families.
Heroes.
i am so sad for this loss. our finest.
then i see the other part of humanity, wisconsin fair, beating up whitey. philadelphia people gone nuts, beating up whitey.
on one hand we have our truly finest, military, fighting for America.
on the other hand we have absolute, rotten to the core, animal acting people trying to tear America down.
GOD save us all and i pray these fine people are with you.
21 Gun Salute To These Heroes.
Now, the Pentagon needs to release the names of those in charge of the operation.
Those who are responsible for for having only one Chinook ready to transport the SEALS to the landing zone.
Who OK’d putting all our eggs in one basket? We spend billions in Afghanistan and only have one Chinook running to transport Special Ops troops?
This corrupt and incompetent administration needs to be shut down.
Patriots all of them. Rest in Peace
sb is correct! There are no words in the English language to express what that feels like.
When I saw the two Army guys in uniform come to my front door, I realized my daughter was a widow and her young son a war orphan.
This just breaks my heart. Rest in peace.
God bless these guys for giving their lives for our safety and freedom’s. My heart and prayer’s go out to the families of these fallen soldier’s. God bless our soldiers.
Where’s the evidence they were killed by indigenous enemy combatants? Why were ALL witnesses to the Osama op killed?? This ENTIRE incident SMELLS of coverup. Incompetence at the minimum. TREASON is not too far a leap, considering our “leader” IS an Islamist, Marxist, Socialist, and truly hates America & her history. Why would he order the death of a fellow Muslim? Why did he allow “Secrets Of Seal Team Six” to be aired on Military Channel? Why did he allow Sony to make a movie of the op, & release it just in time for election 2012???
They have given their lives for freedom. The whole civilised world should be grateful to them. RIP.
Eternal Rest
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Thank you for your service! May You Rest in Peace!
Like I’ve said many times, and I’ll say it again: That whole Afghan country is not worth a drop of our soldiers blood, and definitely not the lives of our Seals/Special forces.
Let’s just get our sons out of that hell-hole, NOW!
All of the sudden we find out that our very best men weren’t even going in to save the pinned down rangers, only to chase some Taliban.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/aug/10/fatal-seal-mission-was-not-a-rescue/
WTF??? Send in some F-16′s for that kind of job!
What? Since when are we afraid of some collateral damage? The Taliban and the rest of the Muslims sure don’t seem to mind a few dead here and there!
I say: Light’em up (all of Afghanistan) and send’em back to the dark ages!
Oh wait, aren’t they already living in the dark ages?!
What the hell are we even doing in that backward country whose people wish to live in the 7th century? Nation building is not a job for the military. Isn’t that what the UN is supposed to do? Don’t we already give the UN imbeciles enough money?
Can someone please explain to me: What the Hell is going on here???
While I have nothing but the highest regards for these men, who was the fuckin’ rocket surgeon who decided it was a good idea to identify their hometowns along with their names?
Just what we need is jihadis and wannabe jihadis trying to pull hits on their remaining families!
Our best and brightest gone again.
May the time come that true evil on this Earth is destroyed.
I am so furious that Leon Panetta has released these names. What about the security of these families? This is the thanks obama gives them.
I just keep thinking of all of the talent and years of experience these men had.
May they rest in peace and their families be protected.
RIP Shipmates. . .
So young and so awesomely talented!!! AL gone because one retarded democrat couldnt keep his fucking mouth shut…and now Disney wants to do a film of this op to boost barry’s ratings? Theres a film I’ll not be seeing or allowing into my home…Id rather watch Benny Hill re-runs!
The only way to hurt companies like this is to not buy thier products….I do my level best to boycott anyone whose supported, materially, or economically…I dropped verizon, I dropped T/W cable, dropped BOA, dropped yahoo as homepage, dropped walmart, and I’ll keep dropping shit as it becomes made available to me to do so…fuck this! I may not be able to do much being one lil guy out here, but I and I alone, determine where I spend my money…today, anyway!