Navy SEAL killed in Iraq.

[evangilder]

A Virginia-based SEAL who received two Bronze Stars with "V" devices was killed Tuesday in Iraq, according to a Navy release.

Chief Special Warfare Operator Mark Thomas Carter, 27, of Fallbrook, Calif., was killed in enemy action somewhere in Iraq. Carter was with Tactical Development and Evaluation Squadron 2, based in Virginia Beach, Va.

Carter joined the Navy in 1998, according to Navy records, and graduated from Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL school the next year. He was assigned to SEAL Team 3, based at Naval Base Coronado, Calif., then SEAL Team 7.

In April 2004, Carter was assigned to Naval Special Warfare Development Group at Dam Neck, Va., according to information provided by Navy Personnel Command. That group, formerly known as SEAL Team 6, is an ultra-secretive unit that reports to Joint Special Operations Command, which includes Delta Force.

He received his current assignment in July 2006. Carter was selected for chief earlier this year.

"I am honored to serve with and lead men and women like Chief Mark Carter. He was an outstanding SEAL, teammate, and great American," Carter's commanding officer, who was not named, said in a statement. "On behalf of my command, I extend my condolences and heartfelt sympathy to his family and friends. His ultimate sacrifice, the most noble act for any American warrior, is our tragic loss, and I urge those who knew him to honor his life, in the best way we know how."

In addition to his Bronze Star, Carter received a Joint Service Commendation Medal with "V" device, two Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals, two Combat Action Ribbons, and an Afghanistan Campaign Medal, among other decorations.

"Losing any of the warriors serving in Naval Special Warfare is a significant loss, but losing a chief petty officer makes that loss even tougher," said Lt. David Luckett, Naval Special Warfare Group 2 spokesman. "Like so many of his brothers in the SEAL community, Chief Carter lived the SEAL Code, and his actions on and off the battlefield embodied everything noble about serving in the Navy and in Naval Special Warfare."

Carter is survived by his father, mother, three brothers and four sisters.

I owe my life to a team of SEALs that got our butts out of a jam about 20 years ago in a place I won't name. So when we lose a SEAL, it's a big loss to me.

 

[Torch]

 

[lesofprimus]

And for me.... Just read about this... Very saddening... I gotta put out some feelers on this guy as I never heard of him...

And for the record guys, SEAL Team 6 was never called SEAL Team 6.... Media bullsh!t...

 

[Njaco]

 

[ToughOmbre]

"Let it be known that he who wears the military order of the purple heart has given of his blood in the defense of his homeland and shall forever be revered by his fellow countrymen."

George Washington, Commander-In-Chief of the Continental Army, 7 August 1782.



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[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

 

[Gnomey]

 

[FLYBOYJ]

 

[ccheese]

Another young life gone....

Charles

 

[mkloby]

 

[Micdrow]

 

[plan_D]

Another braveman lost to those cowards. I salute him. But I do have to say...he's got my name ! Except I'm Marc Carter...

 

[lesofprimus]

I thought u were with a K not a C.... Ive been calling u the wrong name for years and u aint corrected me???

U prick..........

 

[Heinz]

 

[plan_D]

I am a prick ... but I do apologise, people get it wrong most of the time so I just let it slide or just don't even notice it.

 

[Vassili Zaitzev]