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Navy SEAL Ronald Woodle Laid to Rest

February 21st, 2010

Special Warfare Operator 2nd Class (SEAL) Ronald Tyler Woodle, who passed away Tuesday due to a training accident near Key West, Florida, has been laid to rest on Saturday. He was accorded full military honors during his burial at Green Hill Cemetery in Waynesville, North Carolina.
Several readers left messages in our post reporting Woodle’s death, [...]

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Fallen Navy SEAL Mark Metherell Honored on Veterans Day

November 14th, 2009

It will certainly be difficult to trace all the remembrances that were held in honor of veterans and heroes on Veterans Day, but there may be one event worth mentioning. At Emerald Green Park in Emerald Bay, Laguna Beach, California, a plaque was dedicated in honor of a hero who grew up in Laguna Beach [...]

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Remembering Navy SEAL John Marcum

October 9th, 2009

Last June, we did a feature on the courage of Navy SEAL John Marcum. A few weeks ago, on September 11, 2009, was the first anniversary of Marcum’s death.
John Marcum’s sister, Kaylee Pierle, spoke about her brother last Wednesday, according to a feature on the local ABC website in Michigan. Marcum was a native of [...]

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Navy SEAL Shellenberger’s Cause of Death: Drowning

June 21st, 2009

Last May 7, Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Eric Shellenberger experienced serious problems during a training dive in Bremerton in Washington State and did not survive. The Navy conducted an investigation surrounding his death and a Navy spokesman recently released statement saying that drowning has been identified as the cause of death.
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Navy SEAL John Marcum: A Life of Courage

June 18th, 2009

The Navy SEALs have seen a number of those among their ranks make the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Among those who made that sacrifice was John W. Marcum.
John Marcum hails from Flushing, Michigan, and finished high school at Flushing Senior High School. On August 5, 1991, Marcum enlisted in the Navy and headed straight [...]

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Exeter-Stratham Bridge to be Named After Daniel Healy on July 19

May 16th, 2009

Early last month, we shared that the Senate has approved the bill that will rename a bridge in Exeter in fallen SEAL Daniel Healy’s memory.
Now, the date for the dedication ceremony has been set, and family and friends are raising funds for the event. It has been scheduled on July 19; two days after what [...]