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Navy Seals eight Afghans were killed last Saturday

The United States Navy's Sea, Air and Land Teams, commonly known as Navy SEALs, are the U.S. Navy's principal special operations force and a part of the Naval Special Warfare Command (NSWC) as well as the maritime component of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). Thirty Americans and eight Afghans were killed last Saturday when a rocket-propelled grenade fired by a Taliban insurgent downed their Chinook helicopter en route to a combat mission. The Pentagon on Thursday identified the Americans as 17 members of the elite Navy SEALs, five Naval Special Warfare personnel who support the SEALs, three Air Force Special Operations personnel and an Army helicopter crew of five. Why do people climb Mount Everest, partake in IronMan races or volunteer for NavySEAL training? Probably the same reason so many people are choosing to do SEAL FIT! The human spirit is always seeking new challenges.This combo shows the 30 troops killed in a helicopter downing in Afghanist...