On August 6, 2011, insurgents shot down a Chinook transport helicopter in Afghanistan, killing all 38 people on board.
RIP.
Fair winds and following seas!
- 23 US Navy SEALs
- 2 United States Air Force Pararescuemen
- 1 United States Air Force Combat Control Team member
- One pilot and two crewmen of the United States Army Reserve
- One pilot and one crewman of the United States Army National Guard
- Seven members of the Afghan National Security Forces
- One Afghan interpreter
- A U.S. military working dog
RIP.
Fair winds and following seas!
- SGT Alexander J. Bennett
- SPC Spencer Duncan
- CWO Bryan J. Nichols
- CWO David R. Carter
- SSG Patrick D. Hamburger
- TSgt John W. Brown
- SSgt Andrew W. Harvell
- TSgt Daniel L. Zerbe
- PO1 (SEAL) Darrik C. Benson
- CPO (SEAL) Brian R. Bill
- PO1 (SEAL) Christopher G. Campbell
- PO1 Jared W. Day
- PO1 John Douangdara & Navy SEAL Dog “Bart”
- CPO (SEAL) John W. Faas
- CPO (SEAL) Kevin A. Houston
- Lt. Cmdr. (SEAL) Jonas B. Kelsall
- MCPO (SEAL) Louis J. Langlais
- CPO (SEAL) Matthew D. Mason
- CPO (SEAL) Stephen M. Mills
- CPO Nicholas H. Null
- PO1 (SEAL) Jesse D. Pittman
- SCPO (SEAL) Thomas A. Ratzlaff
- CPO (SEAL) Robert J. Reeves
- CPO (SEAL) Heath M. Robinson
- PO2 (SEAL) Nicholas P. Spehar
- PO1 Michael J. Strange
- PO1 (SEAL) Jon T. Tumilson
- PO1 (SEAL) Aaron C. Vaughn
- SCPO Kraig M. Vickers
- PO1 (SEAL) Jason R. Workman
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