Extortion 17 could be a bigger scandal and betrayal of americans than benghazi. The assassination of seal team 6 while most people know seal team 6 killed osama bin laden, the media has been less than informative in letting the public know that all members of that that team were killed in the single greatest loss of life event in the history of navy seals. Even the book cover incorrectly depicts the mds and airframe operator in the fact. On board the chinook ch47d were 15 members of seal team six, 15 seal team six support personnel, 1 bomb dog, 7. A department of defense official that there was no leaks from the afghans. Call sign extortion 17 focuses on a series of key factors pointing to a conspiracy, including the inexplicable disappearance of the black box, autopsy evidence arbitrarily destroyed, the failure to acknowledge reports of taliban infiltration into the afghan military, and the talibans vengeful campaign of targeting seal team six after u. The final mission of extortion 17 book san francisco. The attack killed the air national guard crew, seven unidentified members of the afghan military, and 17 members of navy seal team six warrior brothers from the same team. On august 6, 2011, 30 americans, including an elite navy seal team, died in a helicopter crash over logar province, afghanistanthe deadliest single american loss of the afghan war.
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Aug 06, 2018 joining the 15 members of seal team 6, two pilots and threeman crew inside extortion 17. Buy this book on august 6, 2011, 30 americans, including an elite navy. Army ch47d chinook helicopter, call sign extortion 17, carrying members of seal team six in afghanistan on aug. About three months after osama bin laden was taken out by seal team six, taliban forces took down an american helicopter, call sign extortion 17. Darack victory point, a military writer and photographer who has embedded with units in iraq and afghanistan, shares a wellresearched story of the downing of a u. The shootdown of seal team six by brown, don, macgregor literary agency isbn. Three months later a deadly attack on seal team vi.
The debut book of this series is titled as hunt the wolf. It is comprised of 6 books in total which were published between the years 2012 and. Doubts about this story were raised by families and other concerned citizens despite the fact that the us navy seal team aboard extortion 17 had been a different platoon than had carried out the raid that killed osama bin laden three months earlier. On august 6, 2011, in the tangi river valley of afghanistan, aaron vaughn and 30 other americans, including 15 members of seal team vi were killed when their fifty year old helicopter, designated extortion 17, was hit by a rocket propelled grenade. Aaron carson vaughn is honored by his heartbroken dad in betrayed, the shocking true story of extortion 17 as told by a navy seals father. Sep 14, 2017 watch never before seen clips of chinook helicopters supporting seal team six overseas the video footage comes along with a new book offering new details about the now infamous extortion 17 crash. Betrayal of seal team 6 led to extortion 17 massacre in biden. A devastating black hawk down of the war in afghanistan, the deadliest day for the u. The attack killed the air national guard crew, seven unidentified members of the afghan military, and seventeen members of navy seal team six warrior brothers from the same.
Joining the 15 members of seal team 6, two pilots and threeman crew inside extortion 17. Aug 05, 2015 the obama administration is violating a judges order to turn over documents in the aug. The obama administration is violating a judges order to turn over documents in the aug. The shootdown of seal team six, by don brown free pdf ebook call sign extortion 17. On august 6, 2011 three months after members of navy seal team six killed osama bin laden taliban forces took down a united states helicopter, call sign extortion 17. Nintysix days after the death of osama bin laden by seal team six, an old vietnam era army reserve helicopter, call sign extortion 17, was shot down in the wardak province, tangi river valley, afghanistan on aug 6, 2011. Watch never before seen clips of chinook helicopters supporting seal team six overseas the video footage comes along with a new book offering new details about the now infamous extortion 17 crash. Watch never before seen clips of chinook helicopters. Six years after the extortion 17 helicopter exploded, heres the inside story of.
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