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In the deadliest day for American forces in the nearly decade-long war in Afghanistan, insurgents shot down a Chinook transport helicopter on Saturday, killing 30 Americans and 7 Afghan commandos on board, American and Afghan officials said. American officials said later Saturday that 22 of the dead were members of a Navy SEAL unit, along with other American servicemembers and the Afghan unit. The helicopter was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade in the Tangi Valley of Wardak Province to the west of Kabul, one coalition official said, though others said the exact weapon remained in question.
30 Americans Killed as Taliban Shoot Down a Copter
Seeded on Sat Aug 6, 2011 3:19 PM EDT
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Some serious payback is definitely called for here. My condolences to the friends and families of all those murdered.
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#2 - Sat Aug 6, 2011 3:41 PM EDTAgreed LSS & Fred....25% of these guys (SEALS) never make their 30th birthday and 90% of their marriages end in divorce. Heck of a sacrifice they make for our country so we don't have to. It seems as much as some do to protect this country, others go to just as much trouble to try and destroy it.... both foreign and domestically. May God bless their families in this time of mourning.
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#4 - Sat Aug 6, 2011 3:57 PM EDTVery Sad to here. R.I.P Guys
I agree with the above, some very serious payback is due.
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