Posted on Jan 20, 2023
Former Navy SEAL killed fighting in Ukraine
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American Daniel Swift, a former Navy SEAL who deserted in 2019, was killed while fighting in Ukraine on Jan. 18, according to U.S. officials.
"The Navy can confirm that a former Sailor, Daniel W. Swift, was killed in Ukraine on Jan. 18, 2023," the Navy said in a statement. "The Navy Absentee Collection and Information Center confirmed that the Sailor was is in an active deserter status since March 11, 2019. We cannot speculate as to why the former Sailor was in Ukraine."
The U.S. State Department also confirmed the death of an American in Ukraine, though it did not identify him.
"The Navy can confirm that a former Sailor, Daniel W. Swift, was killed in Ukraine on Jan. 18, 2023," the Navy said in a statement. "The Navy Absentee Collection and Information Center confirmed that the Sailor was is in an active deserter status since March 11, 2019. We cannot speculate as to why the former Sailor was in Ukraine."
The U.S. State Department also confirmed the death of an American in Ukraine, though it did not identify him.
Former Navy SEAL killed fighting in Ukraine
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel may he Rest in Peace.
..."Thielmann described the former Navy SEAL as “one of the hardest and most tactically proficient men I have ever met.”
“He only had one uniform,” Thielmann said. “He used duct tape to tape armored plates to his chest and back to go on target until he was given a plate carrier.
“After our SEAL Team Six guy left, he led our team in Crimea, Severodonetsk, and Svyatohirsk, and continued to lead the team after I left.”
Rolling Stone pieced together Swift’s career from a memoir on Amazon, “The Fall of a Man,” apparently published under a pseudonym.
Swift claimed that he served on five combat deployments in the Middle East by the time he was 30. He earned medals, including the Legion of Merit, and later served as a police officer in Washington and Oregon.
By April 2019, a month after being listed as a deserter, Swift was facing a felony bench warrant, charged with false imprisonment relating to a divorce. His warrant is still active, the San Diego County Sherriff’s Department told Rolling Stone."
..."Thielmann described the former Navy SEAL as “one of the hardest and most tactically proficient men I have ever met.”
“He only had one uniform,” Thielmann said. “He used duct tape to tape armored plates to his chest and back to go on target until he was given a plate carrier.
“After our SEAL Team Six guy left, he led our team in Crimea, Severodonetsk, and Svyatohirsk, and continued to lead the team after I left.”
Rolling Stone pieced together Swift’s career from a memoir on Amazon, “The Fall of a Man,” apparently published under a pseudonym.
Swift claimed that he served on five combat deployments in the Middle East by the time he was 30. He earned medals, including the Legion of Merit, and later served as a police officer in Washington and Oregon.
By April 2019, a month after being listed as a deserter, Swift was facing a felony bench warrant, charged with false imprisonment relating to a divorce. His warrant is still active, the San Diego County Sherriff’s Department told Rolling Stone."
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https://beta.ctvnews.ca/national/canada/2023/1/16/1_6233115.amp.html
https://beta.ctvnews.ca/national/canada/2023/1/16/1_6233115.amp.html
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