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re: Who is the creme de la creme : military?
Posted on 2/20/17 at 9:32 am to Darth_Vader
Posted on 2/20/17 at 9:32 am to Darth_Vader
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You want to know he difference between the SEALs and Delta? One word...
Publicity.
Darth, I know you are old enough to remember the most spectacular failure of a specop
How's that for publicity?
Operation Eagle Claw was lead by Delta but to be fair, they were asked to perform a mission too complex for their mission set. Mechanical issues with aircraft caused an abort
Wiki on the failed Iran hostage rescue (Operation Eagle Claw)
This post was edited on 2/20/17 at 9:36 am
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Posted on 2/20/17 at 9:41 am to Tigeralum2008
I was just a kid but I do remember it, seeking Chinook wreckage in the desert on the World News.
That mission would have failed no matter which unit was tasked with it. Had they sent in the SEALs it would still have turned out like it did.
That mission would have failed no matter which unit was tasked with it. Had they sent in the SEALs it would still have turned out like it did.
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