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Jun 26, 2014 · Michael was a Navy cryptologist who worked with the SEALs. They were all crammed inside a low-flying Chinook helicopter when a rocket-propelled grenade flew up from below and destroyed it.
Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Strange, 25, of Philadelphia, Pa. was among 30 United States service members who died in the Aug. 6, 2011 CH-47 Chinook helicopter crash in Wardak province, Afghanistan. The cryptologist technician was assigned to a SEAL team in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He served three tours in Afghanistan and ...
Aug 6, 2011 · Strange, 25, was assigned to the SEAL team whose Chinook was shot down Aug. 6 by a rocket-propelled grenade. He was among 30 Americans who died. Eight Afghans also were killed.
Feb 9, 2022 · U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Strange, a cryptologist on SEAL Team 6, died in August 2011 when his helicopter was shot down by the Taliban in Afghanistan. In all, 30 Americans and eight Afghans were killed, along with a SEAL dog.
Mar 3, 2024 · Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Strange, 25, had been one of 30 U.S. troops said to have been on the Chinook helicopter along with several Afghan troops. More than 20 of those killed were members of the elite Navy SEAL Team Six, which is the unit that killed Osama Bin Laden.
Jun 6, 2019 · In May of 2009 he joined an East Coast-based SEAL team in a support role. Navy Seal teams are known for achieving the impossible by using a unique combination of courage, competency and physical stamina to accomplish their missions.
He completed a nine month deployment to Iraq with Seal Team TWO. During this deployment he earned the Expeditionary Warfare qualification. After an arduous screening process, Petty Officer Strange volunteered and was selected for duty at Naval Special Warfare Development Group.
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A memorial softball game was played in the Fishtown section of the city Friday night to honor Michael Strange, one of the Navy SEALs killed when a helicopter was shot...
Feb 20, 2016 · Michael had served as a member of SEAL Team Six when it was reported to have assassinated Osama bin Laden at the beginning of May 2011.
Aug 18, 2011 · A tearful farewell was said today for US Navy petty officer Michael Strange, who was killed in the line of duty earlier this month in Afghanistan.
