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WBraun
climber
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When I say Seal I mean Seal!!!!
Not some bullsh'it wanna be, has been, once been, never been.
Active military bonafide SEAL.
WTF are you guys?
Some bedroom dreaming mental speculators?
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nick d
Trad climber
nm
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If I remember correctly Ron Kauk was the champ at everything, including being afraid of swimming!
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ScottW
Trad climber
CA
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They didn't do so well in the Eco Challenge adventure races either.
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marv
Mountain climber
Bay Area
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thought experiment: two buddies, one a climber and the other a SEAL, walk into a bar in the town of your choice. There's one hot girl/woman.
who's going to get laid that night? everyone knows.
that's the acid test.
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Hawkeye
climber
State of Mine
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no larry,
the woman
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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berg, I hear ya.A lot of people underestimate the 'man' behind the SEAL. I expect them to be cool, nonchalant, and under-the-radar. That is their job.
And this is why they kick ass!!! They never get thanked. They just get 'er done.
Only a very small percentage of us are worthy. Very small. I admire that.
There are brave men that protect us in the night, as we sleep.
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lostinshanghai
Social climber
someplace
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Another photo.
Colonel Charles Beckwith
“The MAN” that founded our current Delta Force. He played around with the SAS [British Special Air Service]. Failure on the Iran Hostage Rescue [Operation Eagle Claw]which was one of the first of his missions and didn’t really get over it, retired from Army after that and worked as a security consultant. *dust from sand storms hindered choppers from flying so he was not blame. A congressional hearing on the botched raid created JSOC which he was a part of. Died at home of natural causes at 65.
Remember in Feb/Mar ‘68 he was creating/looking for new stealth team. “Anybody interested” looking at me. I asked what is your survival rate. He said 1 in 5. I was at the time looking at 1 in 10. Said to him “No, thanks I am happy where I am”. Still ended up getting shot two months later in hunting accident over there.
And for Werner on the Survival of the Fittest, he is right that seal was a PPPP PA PA...... PUSSIE.
Werner and Ron ruled at the time.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Read Roberts ridge a month or so ago. Highlites the absurdity when different branches of the service all fight over who gets to fight. Let me play in the sandbox too! It seems clear that Roberts fell out of the chinnook because he was a Seal. According to the chopper pilots, Seals are the only troops that refused to clip safty lines when on the back deck of the choppers. All other soldiers, special forces, rangers etc all clip in. Not the seals they are too cool. They also break out all the windows of the chopper every time they board ship to the point that at the time of that incident there were no replacement windows available in Afganistan. BTW we all payed for those windows.
Marchinkos books left a real sour taste in my mouth. lots of kidnapping tourture and murder. Very little combat. Awarded himself the silver star for action that sounded like a a routine day at work for a line platoon.
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blahblah
Gym climber
Boulder
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Bluey:
A lot of people underestimate the 'man' behind the SEAL. I expect them to be cool, nonchalant, and under-the-radar. That is their job.
And this is why they kick ass!!! They never get thanked. They just get 'er done.
What are you talking about?--Obama thanked the SEAL assassination squad in person.
If it were up to me they would be "thanked" by having to answer for their conduct in court in the various countries where they do whatever they do, and I'm sure lots of other people feel the same way.
Edit--I respect that this is an appreciation thread and I won't interfere with that, but Philo see next post is his usual full of crap self. The Nuremberg defense doesn't cut it.
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philo
Trad climber
Somewhere halfway over the rainbow
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NO Blahblah many others don't agree with you. Many others think Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld and the Gang should be tried in international court. Not the SpecOps guys who are just following orders.
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blahblah
Gym climber
Boulder
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Radical you're not paying attention.
If you're really in ST6, you don't tell people you're in ST6.
Sorry but your buddy's buddy is one of the few people in the world we can now be absolutely sure is NOT in ST6!
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philo
Trad climber
Somewhere halfway over the rainbow
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Open your mouth Blah blah it's time to change shoes.
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marv
Mountain climber
Bay Area
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Chief, that's a cool tribute.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Chief, that is badass!!!
That is why I'm proud of these guys. F*#kin-A, that dude is a hero. Whether he's a SEAL or not. Just proud.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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That's Iceal Hambleton of the Bat 21 story, right? Yeah, that was definitely
worth a MOH!
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Top_Rope
Mountain climber
Queenstown, NZ
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I'd done a modest punch of ROSO in the RAN. Through service, I'd shared a few windy wet days with the USN and US Army on exercises. I've noted that many a pusser and infantry grunt can go just as hard as many-a SF/SO operator for the first 24-hours; it's the ambition and ability to back that up day after day with a healthy sense of humour that sets the best apart.
Seals rock. And I understand that some of them think bad arse alpinists rock too.
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