Navy Seal Team Six.

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Vols45 said:
I'm relating to the OP's intent to shed light on semi secret society of professional US warriors. I've read a few non fiction accounts of their actions, but remain far from an expert on the subject.

One thing we all can agree on is that Seals are some bad mofo's.

I'm kinda surprised no one has started a thread about the Pennsylvania preacher who's Seal tales were exposed as a fraud.
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All SEAL's are badass, are all guys under that umbrella.

But the Vietnam stories of the SEALs are matched or surpassed by Army SF and LRRP units which operated in the no-zone and reported 40-50:1 body counts.

I agree that the conversation is somewhat silly, the top of the top are elite.

But give me an A-Team over a SEAL team every day of the week, twice on Sunday, for a typical mission.
 
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JTrainDavis said:
All SEAL's are badass, are all guys under that umbrella.

But the Vietnam stories of the SEALs are matched or surpassed by Army SF and LRRP units which operated in the no-zone and reported 40-50:1 body counts.

I agree that the conversation is somewhat silly, the top of the top are elite.

But give me an A-Team over a SEAL team every day of the week, twice on Sunday, for a typical mission.
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Don't F with Mr. T!
 
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7thgroupvolfan said:
I would love to hear your boots on the ground experience with the Seals. I love to hear stories of such awesomeness.
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Who said I had "boots on the ground" stories with anyone, much less the SEALS?

I couldn't hack it in the military - damn ASVAB whipped me good.
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vol_in_il said:
yea, probably would have but he was the #2 jumper, so momentum hadn't taken over..

#1 jumper went on the "Green Light, Go" and mr jump refusal just stopped
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My Grandpa jumped in Normandy, he said on training runs there was a few guys who were always a bit tentative about going out the door (old school Dakota's, so you were (in your mind) jumping at the prop).

When they were over Normandy waiting for the light, the guys would have fought with sharpened spoons to jump first, when the pilots starting taking evasive actions.
 
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My Grandpa is on the far right, the arm he lost at La Fiere with "Jumping" Jim Gavin is out of the frame....probably by Grandpa's wish.
 
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7thgroupvolfan said:
Thats hardcore jtrain. I would love to drink a beer with your grandfather or this man.
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Look him up, he died in the early 90's, i think....name was A.B. Cannon... Hilljack parents named him A.B., really. He retired as an E-9.

Grandpa died on Memorial Day, 2002, when I was in the ROK. Missed that party.
 
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JTrainDavis said:
Look him up, he died in the early 90's, i think....name was A.B. Cannon... Hilljack parents named him A.B., really. He retired as an E-9.

Grandpa died on Memorial Day, 2002, when I was in the ROK. Missed that party.
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Wasn't gonna post but just wanted to say that you have an amazing legacy and are so fortunate to have that pic and the stories. My grandfather has alzheimers and my stepgrandmother got rid of all our family pics and stuff like that. I'd give anything to have what you have there, unfortunately we have too much water under the bridge
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