RIP - Army loses 6 SF in the past week.

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From left to right: Staff Sgt. Matthew C. Lewellen, 27; Staff Sgt. Kevin J. McEnroe, 30; and Staff Sgt. James F. Moriarty, 27.

Farewell and Godspeed. May the hunters prevail in short order.

Initial reports called the shooting an accident or misunderstanding and said the soldiers failed to stop at a security checkpoint.

But later, the family was told the American soldiers were intentionally shot and that a manhunt was underway to find them, KHOU reported.

White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the U.S. was focused on "getting to the bottom" of what happened and expected Jordanian cooperation in the investigation.

The Defense Department said the soldiers were assigned to the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) from Fort Campbell, Ky., and were supporting Operation Inherent Resolve...

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Fair winds and following seas...

Capt. Andrew Byers and Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Gloyer died Thursday in Kunduz, Afghanistan, from wounds sustained while engaging enemy forces.

Both men were assigned to B Company, 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, at Fort Carson, Colorado.

Byers and Gloyer were killed Thursday along with 26 civilians and three Afghan troops.

Four other American troops were wounded.

The soldiers came under fire during a “train, advise and assist mission” with Afghan troops, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in a statement. The soldiers were working to clear a Taliban position and disrupt the group’s operations in Kunduz district.

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US Army Staff Sgt. David J. Whitcher of New Hampshire died Wednesday during a Special Forces dive training exercise off the coast of Key West, Fla., the Army announced on Friday.

Whitcher, 30, of Bradford, was taking part in a Combat Diver Qualification Course, officials said in a statement.

[SeriousStudent]

Damn, that is a lot of guys.

Thoughts and prayers for their families and fellow Soldiers.

[Holmes375]

Eternal gratitude, gentlemen.

Godspeed.

[ReverendMeat]

Fair winds and following seas, brothers.

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Interesting follow-up article.

The three Army Special Forces soldiers killed at a Jordanian military base this month were working for a CIA program to train moderate Syrian fighters when they were shot at a checkpoint under still-unclear circumstances, U.S. officials said...

According to Jordanian accounts, the incident began with the accidental discharge of a weapon inside one of the Americans’ Humvees as a small convoy was preparing to enter the base following a training exercise with Syrian opposition fighters, the Middle Eastern official said. In the ensuing confusion, shots were fired at U.S. personnel, some of whom got out of their vehicle to take cover...