Three years ago today a U.S. Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter (call sign Extortion One Seven) was shot down over the Tangi Valley in the Wardak Province of Afghanistan. The Chinook was transporting a quick reaction force to assist a unit of Army Rangers who had been under fire for over 3 hours.
Thirty-one American heroes were aboard including 15 US Navy SEALs from the Naval Special Warfare Development Group’s Gold Squadron (more commonly known as DEVGRU or SEAL Team 6), 5 US Naval Special Warfare support personnel, 2 US Navy SEALs from a west coast based SEAL team, 3 US Army Reserve personnel (from the 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment), 2 US Army personnel (from the 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, part of Colorado Army National Guard), 2 US Air Force Para-rescuemen (from the 24th Special Tactics Squadron), an US Air Force Combat Controller (from the 24th Special Tactics Squadron), and a US Military working dog named Bart.
Please take a moment to remember and honor these 31 heroes today.
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