Go Navy! With a Little Help from Our Friends (Somalia Rescue Mission)

[sop2510]

A U.S. official told Fox News that the rescue team dropped into the area from parachutes off fixed-wing aircraft and from their drop point ran to the encampment. The official said the captors were killed and the hostages secured everyone and left via helicopter.
The captors were heavily armed and had explosives on them, Little said. There were no known survivors among the kidnappers. No Americans were injured during the raid, he said.


Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/01/25/sources-us-raid-frees-american-and-dane-held-hostage-in-somalia/#ixzz1kUlotmRO

[Ratdog68]

We likes happy endings like this one !!

[gadsden11]

Outstanding!!!

[marinesg1012]

Risking American lives pulling people out of places they shouldn't of been in the first place.

[dark1]

Risking American lives pulling people out of places they shouldn't of been in the first place.

Yup if people don't have the brains to stay out of places they are told not to go they should be left to rot. After that happens 3 or 4 times maybe people would get a clue and stay away.

[sop2510]

It's all politics, Guys. We are sending Americans into harm's way to bolster the current administration's reputation, not to rescue hostages. Nothing more, nothing less.

[shermbodius]

I am just glad to hear our special ops got some work done and won the day.

[Aramark]

It's all politics, Guys. We are sending Americans into harm's way to bolster the current administration's reputation, not to rescue hostages. Nothing more, nothing less.

so true, that was the first thing i thought of. I think we are going to hear alot about the SF in the next year.