Comments on: Navy SEAL museum to get lifeboat from sniper attack http://www.tcoasttalk.com/2009/08/12/navy-seal-museum-to-get-lifeboat-from-sniper-attack/ Martin and St. Lucie County News, Comments, Discussion Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:25:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Joe Dickem http://www.tcoasttalk.com/2009/08/12/navy-seal-museum-to-get-lifeboat-from-sniper-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-17454 Joe Dickem Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:34:24 +0000 http://www.tcoasttalk.com/?p=7163#comment-17454 Rob-you get the idiot of the day award. What a moron! Rob-you get the idiot of the day award. What a moron!

]]> By: Maria http://www.tcoasttalk.com/2009/08/12/navy-seal-museum-to-get-lifeboat-from-sniper-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-17452 Maria Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:25:17 +0000 http://www.tcoasttalk.com/?p=7163#comment-17452 One Shot One Kill, why would you want to send this embecile Rob, to Canada? What did Canada do to you? One Shot One Kill, why would you want to send this embecile Rob, to Canada? What did Canada do to you?

]]> By: Tim http://www.tcoasttalk.com/2009/08/12/navy-seal-museum-to-get-lifeboat-from-sniper-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-17449 Tim Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:00:58 +0000 http://www.tcoasttalk.com/?p=7163#comment-17449 Rob, you have no clue!! That Seal Team got on a C-130 transport in the middle of the night and flew to the location of the lifeboat, parachuted (probably a HALO (High Altitude, Low Opening) in pitch black darkness into the open ocean, quietly climbed aboard the destroyer while it was moving, positioned themselves on the stern (most likely on or around the helicopter pad, and waited for hours in 100F temperatures not moving waiting for the order to shoot. They made simultaneously three head shots while both the destroyer and the lifeboat were bobbing in mild to moderate sea states. That my friend is what hero's do. As to your comment about having an aircraft carrier there, you need to check your facts, it was an amphibious assault carrier that carried helicopters not F-18's and there was no battle group there. You obviously do not know anything about Navy operations and have never spent anytime in the military. Having spent 29yrs in the Navy and working closely with the Seals in Iraq and Afghanistan I can tell you that you will never find a more professional, dedicated group of people anywhere. They are hero's and they do their job everyday in the shadows to keep us all safe! Rob, you have no clue!! That Seal Team got on a C-130 transport in the middle of the night and flew to the location of the lifeboat, parachuted (probably a HALO (High Altitude, Low Opening) in pitch black darkness into the open ocean, quietly climbed aboard the destroyer while it was moving, positioned themselves on the stern (most likely on or around the helicopter pad, and waited for hours in 100F temperatures not moving waiting for the order to shoot. They made simultaneously three head shots while both the destroyer and the lifeboat were bobbing in mild to moderate sea states. That my friend is what hero’s do. As to your comment about having an aircraft carrier there, you need to check your facts, it was an amphibious assault carrier that carried helicopters not F-18’s and there was no battle group there. You obviously do not know anything about Navy operations and have never spent anytime in the military. Having spent 29yrs in the Navy and working closely with the Seals in Iraq and Afghanistan I can tell you that you will never find a more professional, dedicated group of people anywhere. They are hero’s and they do their job everyday in the shadows to keep us all safe!

]]> By: ron http://www.tcoasttalk.com/2009/08/12/navy-seal-museum-to-get-lifeboat-from-sniper-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-17445 ron Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:56:19 +0000 http://www.tcoasttalk.com/?p=7163#comment-17445 while the navy snipers may have not been in personal danger, they displayed an amazing level of skill being able to perfurm under such circumstances. not only in overcoming the difficulty of being on one moving vessel while trying to shoot something on another moving vessel from who knows how many yards, but imagine the pressure they were under knowing the lives of the hostages were in their hands. imagine knowing that if you make the shot, our people come home safe, but if you miss, then they will likely be killed. even if they were in no physical danger they did an amazing job under very difficult circumstances. i, for one, am glad they are there defending our freedom. i bet the pirates are looking twice when they see a ship pass with an american flag flying overhead. while the navy snipers may have not been in personal danger, they displayed an amazing level of skill being able to perfurm under such circumstances. not only in overcoming the difficulty of being on one moving vessel while trying to shoot something on another moving vessel from who knows how many yards, but imagine the pressure they were under knowing the lives of the hostages were in their hands. imagine knowing that if you make the shot, our people come home safe, but if you miss, then they will likely be killed.

even if they were in no physical danger they did an amazing job under very difficult circumstances. i, for one, am glad they are there defending our freedom. i bet the pirates are looking twice when they see a ship pass with an american flag flying overhead.

]]> By: Juan Carlos http://www.tcoasttalk.com/2009/08/12/navy-seal-museum-to-get-lifeboat-from-sniper-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-17384 Juan Carlos Thu, 13 Aug 2009 05:15:13 +0000 http://www.tcoasttalk.com/?p=7163#comment-17384 Hey Rob hopefully you or someone you love will never be sorounded by 3 barefoot pirates whit guns to the head half way around the world needing the help of our military, think just a little! Hey Rob hopefully you or someone you love will never be sorounded by 3 barefoot pirates whit guns to the head half way around the world needing the help of our military, think just a little!

]]> By: Papa Joe http://www.tcoasttalk.com/2009/08/12/navy-seal-museum-to-get-lifeboat-from-sniper-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-17369 Papa Joe Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:37:40 +0000 http://www.tcoasttalk.com/?p=7163#comment-17369 Rob, go to the museum and check it out. The education you'll get will absolutely be worth your time. And re: the Navy Seals, those guys are heroes many times over for reasons 99.99% of the public will never know. In this one, the pirates were holding the captain hostage in very close quarters, in a vessel that was bobbing in the sea. And from whatever platforms the Seals shot from, be it chopper or boat, those were unsteady vessels as well. Their publicized rescue of the captain was a job amazingly done. Give them their due. Their performance, and that of all our servicemen and women, enable you to speak your opinion freely. Rob, go to the museum and check it out. The education you’ll get will absolutely be worth your time. And re: the Navy Seals, those guys are heroes many times over for reasons 99.99% of the public will never know. In this one, the pirates were holding the captain hostage in very close quarters, in a vessel that was bobbing in the sea. And from whatever platforms the Seals shot from, be it chopper or boat, those were unsteady vessels as well. Their publicized rescue of the captain was a job amazingly done. Give them their due. Their performance, and that of all our servicemen and women, enable you to speak your opinion freely.

]]> By: Joe http://www.tcoasttalk.com/2009/08/12/navy-seal-museum-to-get-lifeboat-from-sniper-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-17302 Joe Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:43:28 +0000 http://www.tcoasttalk.com/?p=7163#comment-17302 I guess you have never been to the museum Rob. So on that note Go F yourself is in order. I guess you have never been to the museum Rob. So on that note Go F yourself is in order.

]]> By: Rob http://www.tcoasttalk.com/2009/08/12/navy-seal-museum-to-get-lifeboat-from-sniper-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-17269 Rob Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:16:06 +0000 http://www.tcoasttalk.com/?p=7163#comment-17269 Our Military is certainly brave, but thats their job. What distinguishes this particular group over the average? I certainly liked our odds during this confrontation. What was it 4,000 or so of our miltary on 5 boats vs 3 pirates. I am just questioning how we were the brave ones in this situation. Do you think our boys on the aircraft carrier feared for their lives from these 3 barefoot pirates? Our Military is certainly brave, but thats their job. What distinguishes this particular group over the average? I certainly liked our odds during this confrontation. What was it 4,000 or so of our miltary on 5 boats vs 3 pirates. I am just questioning how we were the brave ones in this situation. Do you think our boys on the aircraft carrier feared for their lives from these 3 barefoot pirates?

]]> By: One Shot, One Kill http://www.tcoasttalk.com/2009/08/12/navy-seal-museum-to-get-lifeboat-from-sniper-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-17267 One Shot, One Kill Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:06:42 +0000 http://www.tcoasttalk.com/?p=7163#comment-17267 Rob, if you don't understand that taking out those criminals to save the life of an American, you should get on the first Greyhound bus to Canada. Our brave American military put their lives on the line on every day. THAT is my definition of a hero. Rob, if you don’t understand that taking out those criminals to save the life of an American, you should get on the first Greyhound bus to Canada. Our brave American military put their lives on the line on every day. THAT is my definition of a hero.

]]> By: Rob http://www.tcoasttalk.com/2009/08/12/navy-seal-museum-to-get-lifeboat-from-sniper-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-17265 Rob Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:58:17 +0000 http://www.tcoasttalk.com/?p=7163#comment-17265 I still cant figure out how 3 or 4 barefoot pirates with WW2 rifles that were surounded by a U.S. Battle Group of a Carrier, Destroyer, Subs, Frigates-- Where was the heroism? or are we just that desparate to call anyone a hero? Our guys didnt do anything heroic that day by killing those people. With all that firepower surrounding them--it makes you wonder who were the brave ones that day. How much did it cost to have a battle group surround a life raft? Life raft VS Aircraft Carrier--were heros. I still cant figure out how 3 or 4 barefoot pirates with WW2 rifles that were surounded by a U.S. Battle Group of a Carrier, Destroyer, Subs, Frigates– Where was the heroism? or are we just that desparate to call anyone a hero? Our guys didnt do anything heroic that day by killing those people. With all that firepower surrounding them–it makes you wonder who were the brave ones that day. How much did it cost to have a battle group surround a life raft? Life raft VS Aircraft Carrier–were heros.

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