Decorated Little Creek-Based SEAL Dies in Afghanistan

WAVY.com

WASHINGTON – The Department of Defense announced Friday that a Hampton Roads-based SEAL was killed in combat supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

According to the Pentagon, Chief Special Warfare Operator Collin Trent Thomas, 33, a native of Morehead, Ky., was fatally shot during combat operations in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday. Thomas was forward deployed to Afghanistan as part of an East Coast-based Navy SEAL Team.  East Coast SEAL teams are based at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek – Fort Story in Virginia Beach.

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