San Diego SEALs Honor Fallen Teammate

The Navy News Service offers a piece by Mass Communication Specialist Petty Officer 3rd Class Tim Heaps on a ceremony in honor of the Navy SEAL who died in a parachute accident during Fleet Week New York 2017:  

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Outfitted in dress blue uniforms, over 1,000 members of Naval Special Warfare gathered to honor their fallen brethren on a somber June morning. Standing shoulder to shoulder on the infamous BUD/s grinder, these hardened warriors stood resolute and paid respect to their fallen friend and teammate.

Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Petty Officer 1st Class Remington Peters died Sunday May 28th in a parachute demonstration accident at Liberty State Park in New Jersey in support of Fleet Week New York 2017. Peters, a native of Colorado, enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 2008 and was a veteran of two combat deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan. His personal awards included the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, among many others.

"To stand out in this community of elite warriors like Remi did takes not only an unprecedented operational competency, but more importantly an unrivaled character", said Captain Jay Hennessey, Commanding Officer of Naval Special Warfare Center. "To be selected as a member of our Parachute Team is not only a coveted professional accomplishment, but a hard and fast measure of Petty Officer Peters' personal devotion to his profession."

Peters is survived by his mother, Tina, father, Tom, sister Cayce, and his significant long-term girlfriend of three years, Rebecca.

Any further media inquiries should be directed to Lt. Zachary Keating at 619-537-3184 or zachary.keating@socom.mil.

USS Kearsarge And Lady Liberty

Sailors and Marines man the rails of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge as it passes by the Statue of Liberty during the 29th annual Fleet Week New York's Parade of Ships in New York City on May 24, 2017.

The U.S. Navy photo was taken by Chief Petty Officer Travis Simmons

Terror-Targeted Navy Ship Sails By Ground Zero

 

Frank Rosario and Bruce Golding at the New York Post offer a piece on the USS Cole in New York for Fleet Week.

The USS Cole triumphantly cruised into New York for Fleet Week on Wednesday — staging a symbolic victory over terrorism on the same day the new Sept. 11 museum opened to the public.

The guided-missile destroyer was the target of a deadly attack in 2000 that marked the rise of al Qaeda less than a year before the terror group toppled the Twin Towers.

It will be open to the public from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Memorial Day at the former Navy Home Port off Front Street in Staten Island. Admission is free.

“All of the sailors are happy that we are here just in time for the 9/11 memorial,” said US Navy Ensign Hannah Taylor, 22.

“Sailors and New Yorkers alike will be able to pay tribute to the people of New York and everyone who died in the 9/11 attacks.

“Just having the opportunity to showcase our unity as one nation is a blessing,” she added.

You can read the rest of the piece via the below link:

http://nypost.com/2014/05/22/navy-ship-sails-by-wtc-in-symbolic-victory-over-terrorism/

You can also read my Counterterrorism magazine interview with the commanding officer of the USS Cole when it was attacked, retired Commander Kirk S. Lippold, via the below link:

http://www.pauldavisoncrime.com/2012/08/a-q-with-commander-kirk-s-lippold.html

Note: The above U.S. Navy photo shows the USS Cole at sea.