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[floydpink]

Originally Posted by Bunker

Here's hoping that "Buried at Sea" means they took what pictures they needed before tossing him out of the door of their Blackhawk on the way back to the ship.

I'd love to see the pictures of the SEALS with the body after the kill.

It seems like they made a quick exit after blowing up the downed helicopter, but my curiosity has me wondering if they grabbed a souvenier on the way out.

After the shot directly to a Somali pirate's head from a mile away on a bobbing sea, I thought my respect was at an all time high for the SEALS, but this just raised it another notch.

[T.G]

Originally Posted by floydpink

After the shot directly to a Somali pirate's head from a mile away on a bobbing sea, I thought my respect was at an all time high for the SEALS, but this just raised it another notch.

This isn't a knock on the SEALs in any way, but if you are referring to the incident with Captain Phillips being held hostage, those shots were actually taken at a distance of about 30 yards - still an exceptionally difficult shot in rolling seas.

[floydpink]

Originally Posted by T.G

This isn't a knock on the SEALs in any way, but if you are referring to the incident with Captain Phillips being held hostage, those shots were actually taken at a distance of about 30 yards - still an exceptionally difficult shot in rolling seas.

Crap, I was off by 1730 yards.

[T.G]

Originally Posted by floydpink

Crap, I was off by 1730 yards.

No biggie, I wasn't sure if you were talking about the Captain Phillips incident or there was another incident that I might not have caught and I do seem to recall that a number of early reports regarding the resolution of the Captain Phillips hostage situation did in fact, erroneously report a much longer distance, some might have possibly stated a mile.

[bvilchez]

Originally Posted by floydpink

I'd love to see the pictures of the SEALS with the body after the kill.

I personally would not like to see the SEALS who did it have their pictures and faces all over. It would be a threat to them and their families.

Let's just say they'll go to sleep at night with a clean conscience knowing they did the right thing and that we are forever in debt to them.

I'm sure they'll receive their accolades behind closed doors amongst themselves.

Good Day....Good Day

[shark]

Originally Posted by bvilchez

I personally would not like to see the SEALS who did it have their pictures and faces all over. It would be a threat to them and their families.

Let's just say they'll go to sleep at night with a clean conscience knowing they did the right thing and that we are forever in debt to them.

I'm sure they'll receive their accolades behind closed doors amongst themselves.

Exactly. SpecOps guys aren't known to be quiet professionals for nothing.