Monday, January 16, 2012

US Navy's SEAL Program Turns 50 This Month

Chief Gunner’s Mate Barry Enoch, SEAL Team One, Navy Cross recipient in April 1970. — National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum

Navy's SEAL Program Turns 50 -- UTSanDiego

Coronado, there from the start, remains the elite community's base.

The Navy’s SEALs turn 50 this month. President John F. Kennedy, a Navy man himself, would probably be proud.

Created at Kennedy’s behest in 1962 to counter Communist guerrillas in Vietnam, the former World War II frogmen have transformed into one of the U.S. military’s elite forces, doing everything from traditional fighting to stealth missions to taking out pirates.

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My Comment: I suspect that they will around for another 50 (and more) years.

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