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| Delta Force Marine awarded Navy Cross for fight at CIA annex in Benghazi |
| 2013-11-17 |
| In a unique battlefield commendation, a Marine Corps member of Delta Force has been awarded the nation’s second highest military honor for coming to the defense of Americans last year at a CIA annex in Benghazi, Libya. Delta Force, a counterterrorism unit in the secretive Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), has been thought of as a strictly Army outfit. But it does take on qualified “operators,” as they are called, from other services. The Washington Times has reported that two Delta Force members were among a seven-person rescue team sent from the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli to Benghazi on the night of Sept. 11, 2012. Their mission: rescue diplomats, security personnel and CIA employees pinned down by terrorists about a mile from the U.S. diplomatic mission where Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and aide Sean Smith were killed by al Qaeda-directed militants. Two of those seven were Delta Force operators. The Times can now report that one was an Army soldier and the other a Marine. The soldier was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, and the Marine received the Navy Cross for heroism. The bestowal of the awards was done in secret. The medals rank just below the nation’s highest military award, the Medal of Honor. The Navy provided a statement to The Times: “Yes, a Navy Cross was approved, but due to security and privacy concerns no further information can be provided at this time. It is not unusual for certain awards not to be publicized, and details of the circumstances and actions that justified the award to be withheld. Per DoD regulations, this information will not be released if it could potentially lead to a compromise of national security, or potentially create undue risk to the security and privacy of the awardee and his/her family.” |
| Posted by:Sherry |
| #5 There were some "interesting things" going on in Cambodia, Laos, etc., which warranted conspicuous gallantry but national security matters never allowed them to see the light of day. This one is considered classified as a political cover-up is in play. The ones in SE Asia and later in Africa were/are very sensitive. Big difference in the reasons for classification. |
| Posted by: Bill Clinton 2013-11-17 21:18 |
| #4 Lets not forget it also worked for Obama for Fast and Furious. If Nixion had done a F&F and the coverup afterwards he would have been burned at the stake. Obama and Hillary should at least be impeached for endangering the life of the video producer (and if he gets killed by terrorists some sort of homicide.). |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2013-11-17 18:58 |
| #3 It is not unusual for certain awards not to be publicized, and details of the circumstances and actions that justified the award to be withheld. Per DoD regulations, this information will not be released if it could potentially lead to a compromise of national security William McGonagle could've told you about that one... |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-11-17 18:55 |
| #2 Yeah, it was a movie that caused this. Never forget that lie and coverup from Hillary and Obama, who should be criminally charged for what happened in the aftermath of Benghazi. Its not the act, its the coverup. Had Nixon invoked national security and stonewalled everything as well as Obama has, with the help of a sycophantic press, he would never have been impeached. Obama is Nixon with an obedient press corps. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2013-11-17 14:57 |
| #1 this information will not be released if it could potentially lead to a compromise of national security, or potentially create undue risk to the security and privacy of the awardee and his/her family." or political difficulties for a democratic president. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2013-11-17 14:15 |