06AUG11 - Extortion 17 - 31 Heroes - Never Forget⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀New episode up about what we’re doing over in 31 Days for 31 Heroes -> Join the month long memorial event on Facebook!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Check out the link in bio for the episode and more info about how to learn more about these men and the event. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀On August 6, 2011, the men of Extortion 17 lost their lives on a mission in Wardak province, west of Kabul. A U.S. Boeing CH-47 Chinook military helicopter was shot down while transporting a quick reaction force attempting to reinforce an engaged unit of Army Rangers. The crash killed all 38 people on board – 25 American special operations personnel, five United States Army National Guard and Army Reserve crewmen, seven Afghan commandos, and one Afghan interpreter – as well as a U.S. military working dog. It is considered the worst loss of American lives in a single incident in the Afghanistan campaign.Please take a moment to read the names of these heroes. We will be reading one biography a day after each one mile ruck: SGT Alexander J. BennettSPC Spencer DuncanCWO Bryan J. NicholsCWO David R. CarterSSG Patrick D. HamburgerTSgt John W. BrownSSgt Andrew W. HarvellTSgt Daniel L. ZerbePO1 (SEAL) Darrick C. BensonCPO (SEAL) Brian R. BillPO1 (SEAL) Christopher G. CampbellPO1 Jared W. DayPO1 John Douangdara & Navy SEAL Dog “Bart”CPO (SEAL) John W. FaasCPO (SEAL) Kevin A. HoustonLt. Cmdr. (SEAL) Jonas B. KelsallMCPO (SEAL) Louis J. LanglaisCPO (SEAL) Matthew D. MasonCPO (SEAL) Stephen M. MillsCPO Nicholas H. NullPO1 (SEAL) Jesse D. PittmanSCPO (SEAL) Thomas A. RatzlaffCPO (SEAL) Robert J. ReevesCPO (SEAL) Heath M. RobinsonPO2 (SEAL) Nicholas P. SpeharPO1 Michael J. StrangePO1 (SEAL) Jon T. TumilsonPO1 (SEAL) Aaron C. VaughnSCPO Kraig M. VickersPO1 (SEAL) Jason R. Workman     Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVhyvoUc5vdFsHP9WQrZdqw   Contemplation #124 is live on your favorite podcast app, YouTube, and www.kristoflewis.com/podcast