Lone Survivor.net - Operation Redwing and its Heroes. Inspired by the Book Lone Survivor http://www.lonesurvivor.net Inspired by the book Lone Survivor by Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:43:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Navy Converting Ship Into Floating Base For Navy SEALs http://www.lonesurvivor.net/floating-base-for-navy-seals/ http://www.lonesurvivor.net/floating-base-for-navy-seals/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:35:05 +0000 admin http://www.lonesurvivor.net/?p=1057 The Pentagon is rushing to send a floating base for commando teams to the Middle East as tensions rise with Iran, al-Qaida in Yemen and Somali pirates, among other threats.

]]> http://www.lonesurvivor.net/floating-base-for-navy-seals/feed/ 0 Replica of Bin Laden’s Hideout Built For Code Name: Geronimo Movie http://www.lonesurvivor.net/code-name-geronimo-movie/ http://www.lonesurvivor.net/code-name-geronimo-movie/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:48:28 +0000 admin http://www.lonesurvivor.net/?p=982 If the two-story structure going up near the Old Main prison south of Santa Fe looks familiar, that’s because it’s a replica of Osama bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan.

Filming is expected to begin at the site next week for Code Name: Geronimo — one of two movies in the works about the Navy SEAL Team 6 operation that killed the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

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Four 30-second unique Act of Valor commercials, featuring exclusive content, will run throughout the program including two spots that will air during the pre-game, one spot in game during the fourth quarter and one spot in the post-game show.

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]]> http://www.lonesurvivor.net/act-of-valor-trailers-super-bowl/feed/ 0 Maria Dietz Intervew http://www.lonesurvivor.net/maria-dietz-intervew/ http://www.lonesurvivor.net/maria-dietz-intervew/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:54:00 +0000 admin http://www.lonesurvivor.net/?p=966 Maria (Patsy) Dietz is the widow of Operation Redwings hero Danny Dietz, killed in action during Operation Redwings in 2005. The daughter of a SEAL Team member and a Navy veteran herself, Maria and Danny met in 2002 and had three wonderful years together before tragedy separated them.

Today, Patsy is committed to keeping Danny’s memory alive through various organizations and fundraisers. This e-mail interview was conducted in January 2012. I’d like to thank Maria for taking the time to answer the following questions about a true American hero….U.S. Navy SEAL Danny Dietz.

LoneSurvivor.net: Where are you from originally? Danny Dietz and Maria Dietz
Patsy Dietz: I am originally from Spain. My father who is an Active duty SEAL and my mother met in Spain. At the age of 18, after high school, I decided to join the Navy and went into Boot camp in 2000.

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For US Navy SEAL marksman Chris Kyle, the only regrets from four tours of duty where the friends he lost in combat.

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Wall St. Journal

Like many people on Wall Street, Drew and Rod Fox have had some tough days at the office these past few years. But they know their worst day is nothing compared to the work of people in the armed services and, especially, the Navy SEALs.

The Fox brothers are among a large community on Wall Street that has embraced fund-raising for veterans causes. Drew Fox, 42 years old, is a managing director of Logan Circle Partners, a division of Fortress Investment Group LLC, a private equity and hedge fund. Rod Fox, 48, is chief executive of TigerRisk Partners, a reinsurance broker.

 

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