Lone Survivor ~ Rescue Team
given so unselfishly that we may all live in freedom.
In the book Lone Survivor, Marcus Luttrell tells the story of the brave Special Operations warriors from the Army 160th SOAR, Navy SEAL Team 10 and Navy SEAL Team 1, who lost their lives attempting a rescue of the four members of Navy SEAL Team 10 embattled in the mountains in Afghanistan.
An MH-47 Chinook helicopter carrying 8 US Navy SEALs and 8 Nightstalkers - members of the Army's elite 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR) attempted to come to their rescue to provide extraction in the mountains of the Kunar province, Afghanistan.
The helicopter they were riding in was shot down just as they were getting ready to fast rope down onto the mountain. As the helicopter tilted back for the insert and the ropes fell away for the climbdown, a rocket propelled grenade was shot through the open ramp of the MH-47 helicopter. It hit the fuel tanks, which turned the helicopter into an inferno and blew many of them out, where they fell to their deaths.
Nothing remained except scattered debris. No survivors.
The lost warriors are: (click on their names to read their stories.)
US Army 160th SOAR
Chief Warrant Officer Chris Scherkenback
Chief Warrant Officer Corey Goodnature
Sergeant First Class Marcus Muralles
Sergeant First Class Michael Russell
SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1
Petty Officer Second Class James Suh
Petty Officer Second Class Shane Patton
SEAL Team 10
Lieutenant Commander Eric Kristensen
Chief Petty Officer Jacques Fontan
Petty Officer First Class Jeff Taylor
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2 comments:
is there any way that i could get into contact with the families of these guys. there is one family that i would really like to talk to.
Brandon - some of the units have liaisons with the families, so perhaps, contacting the unit directly...
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