Contemplation with Kristof #124 (ep.291) - 31 Days for 31 Heroes

06AUG11 - Extortion 17 - 31 Heroes - Never Forget
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New episode up about what we’re doing over in 31 Days for 31 Heroes -> Join the month long memorial event on Facebook!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Check out the link in bio for the episode and more info about how to learn more about these men and the event. 
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On August 6, 2011, the men of Extortion 17 lost their lives on a mission in Wardak province, west of Kabul. A U.S. Boeing CH-47 Chinook military helicopter was shot down while transporting a quick reaction force attempting to reinforce an engaged unit of Army Rangers. The crash killed all 38 people on board – 25 American special operations personnel, five United States Army National Guard and Army Reserve crewmen, seven Afghan commandos, and one Afghan interpreter – as well as a U.S. military working dog. It is considered the worst loss of American lives in a single incident in the Afghanistan campaign.
Please take a moment to read the names of these heroes. We will be reading one biography a day after each one mile ruck: 
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) Darrick 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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Contemplation #124 is live on your favorite podcast app, YouTube, and www.kristoflewis.com/podcast