August 6, 2011 Extortion 17 shot down

[shanneba]

On 6 August 2011, the shooting down of a U.S. Army CH-47D Chinook helicopter, call sign “Extortion 17” (pronounced “One Seven”), resulted in the single deadliest incident involving the U.S. military during the war in Afghanistan. Extortion 17 was hit with a rocket-propelled grenade, crashing the helicopter and killing all 38 onboard instantly. Seventeen were U.S. Navy SEALs and their dog, and five were Naval Special Warfare (NSW) support personnel. Others included the helicopter crew, USAF and U.S. Army Special Operations personnel, an Afghan interpreter, and Afghan commandos.

The 30 Americans Lost in the Crash of Extortion 17
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) Darrik C. Benson
CPO (SEAL) Brian R. Bill
PO1 (SEAL) Christopher G. Campbell
PO1 Jared W. Day
CPO (SEAL) Heath M. Robinson
PO2 (SEAL) Nicholas P. Spehar
PO1 Michael J. Strange
PO1 (SEAL) Jon T. Tumilson
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
PO1 (SEAL) Aaron C. Vaughn
SCPO Kraig M. Vickers
PO1 (SEAL) Jason R. Workman

Navy SEALs and Extortion 17 - National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum

On 6 August 2011, the shooting down of a U.S. Army CH-47D Chinook helicopter, call sign “Extortion 17” (pronounced “One Seven”), resulted in the single deadliest incident involving the U.S. military during the war in Afghanistan.

www.navysealmuseum.org

 

[3L120]

Semper Fi compadres…meet up with you in Fiddler’s Green. Lots of yarns to tell, back and forth. At my age, not to many years from now. WE REMEMBER OUR HONORED DEAD!