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BuffaloJack
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
Joined: 10 Aug 2004
Posts: 1637
Location: Buffalo, New York
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 Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 10:09 pm Post subject: Silent Warriors |
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1 Mission = 4 Silent Warriors, 3 Navy Crosses, 2 Posthumous Heroes, 1 Possible Medal of Honor
| Quote: | On September 13, 2006, at a solemn ceremony at the U.S. Navy’s “Lone Sailor” Memorial in our Nation’s capital, a crowd of 300 friends, family, and warriors gathered to watch and hear the Secretary of the Navy, Donald C. Winter, honor the lives and sacrifices of our two most recent Navy Cross heroes by presenting posthumous medals to the wives of Gunner’s Mate Second Class (Sea, Air and Land (SEAL)) Danny P. Dietz, and Sonar Technician Second Class (SEAL) Matthew G. Axelson, United States Navy.
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“On 28 June 2005, the element was spotted by Anti-Coalition Militia sympathizers, who immediately revealed their position to Taliban fighters. As a result, the element directly encountered the enemy. Demonstrating exceptional resolve, and fully understanding the gravity of the situation and their responsibility to their teammates, Petty Officers Dietz and Axelson fought valiantly against the numerically superior and positionally advantaged enemy force. The ensuing firefight resulted in numerous enemy personnel killed, with both Dietz and Axelson being wounded by enemy fire.”
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“Ignoring his injuries and demonstrating exceptional composure, Petty Officer Axelson advised the teammate closest to him to escape while he provided cover fire. With total disregard for their own lives and thinking only of their teammate’s survival, Petty Officers Dietz and Axelson continued to attack the enemy, eliminating additional militia fighters, until they were mortally wounded by enemy fire.”
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Bravo Zulu to all of these men.
Dietz and Axelson will be missed by everyone who wears or has ever worn the uniform.
- JK
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jalexson
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Location: Hutchinson, Kansas
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Always glad to hear about the actions of real heroes, although I would be happier if they had survived. Unfortunately it is often the real heroes who die and the phony ones who get elected to office.
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