Among them aaron carson vaughn, a smalltown boy who grew up in the hills of tennessee and lived a life larger than most. Now his parents karen and billy vaughn are speaking out about what happened and the catalog of errors that led to the downing of extortion 17. Died august 6, 2011 serving during operation enduring freedom. On august 6, 2011 aaron was killed in action in the tangi river valley of afghanistan when a chopper call sign extortion 17 carrying thirty americans was shot from the sky.
Aaron, along with 29 others, was on the chopper extortion 17 when it was shot down on august 6, 2011 in afghanistan. On august 6, 2011 aaron was killed in action in the tangi river valley of afghanistan when a chopper call sign extortion 17 carrying thirty americans was shot from the sky while rushing into battle. Billy vaughn, author of betrayed gives a dynamic talk to the fl panhandle patriots tea party meeting. Karen vaughn is the mother of fallen us navy seal, aaron carson vaughn seal team vi. The unbreakable spirit of us navy seal aaron vaughn, and her familys experience raising strong, resilient kids on a farm. Navy seal aaron vaughns family shortly after his death in. The attack on extortion 17 came just three months after the osama bin laden kill, and both obama and biden had identified the team that took obl out. Billys son, special operations chief seal aaron carson. On august 6, 2011, chief petty officer seal aaron vaughn was one of 30 american service members who were killed in action during a mission in the wardak province of afghanistan. Billy vaughn said he knew at that point that what wed been told was a lie.
Geneva vaughn said he was one of the few seals who performed well enough to get his name on the first time every time wall, a benchmark of honor for the few seals who pass every test on their first try. Billy vaughn went to great legenths to get at the sad truth behind the loss of members of seal team vi and their flight crew. Karen vaughn joined glenn on radio thursday to talk about her book, world changer. The vth anniversary of the betrayal of extortion 17 and seal. The series follows thomas crocker as he leads an elite team of navy seals against the threat of terrorism. Part 2 on august 6, 2011 billys son, navy seal aaron carson vaughn, a member of seal team. After vice president joe biden publicly identified navy seal team six as the. He was at the pinnacle of his career and the pinnacle of his life. Betrayed is a book billy vaughn wishes he didnt have to write. Karen vaughn, the mother of navy seal team six member aaron vaughn, pictured, says that her son who was later killed in an afghanistan helicopter crash was concerned for his safety after the team was outed by the obama administration.
Mother of slain navy seal decries ludicrous rules of. The book chronicles the events that led to the death. Karen vaughn stressed that seal team six members want to stay private. Parents on betrayal of son, navy seal aaron vaughn. May 05, 2011 seal team six made headlines recently when they killed the worlds most wanted man, osama bin laden, in pakistan. Billy vaughn, father of fallen navy seal aaron vaughn, and major general paul vallely are among them and are now relating a grave incident and its political. As soon as joe biden announced that it was a seal team. Extortion 17 is a bigger scandal and betrayal than benghazi. Aaron was a normal boy who became a member of the elite navy seal team vi. Aaron vaughn, one of the seals eventually killed in the ambush, told his mother, karen vaughn, to delete every reference to seal team 6 from her facebook and twitter accounts. On august 6, 2011, in the tangi river valley of afghanistan, aaron vaughn and 30 other americans, including 15 members of seal team vi were killed when their fifty year old helicopter, designated extortion 17, was hit by a rocket propelled grenade. Vaughn said that the other disturbing factor about the death of his son and the other seal team 6 members was that the helicopter they were in was a 1960someodd helicopter, ch47c retrofitted to d model in the 1980s, which was really a transport chopper. On august 6, 2011, chief petty officer seal aaron vaughn was one of 30 american.
The shocking true story of extortion 17 palm beach. Betrayal of seal team 6 led to extortion 17 massacre in biden. The tragedy of extortion 17 on that fateful night in afghanistan will not fade away because of the efforts of a few brave men and women. Three months later a deadly attack on seal team vi. Parents on betrayal of son, navy seal aaron vaughn girard. Sean hannity on august 6, 2011, thirty american warriors aboard extortion 17 perished in the single largest loss of life in navy seal history. Seal team six soldier aaron carson vaughn was one of seven commandos killed in the 2011 chopper crash, in addition to an afghan translator and military dog. Karen vaughn the parents of a seal team six member who was killed when his helicopter was shot down over afghanistan have penned a. Elite navy seal, aaron carson vaughn, was killed august 6, 2011, when a. The shocking true story of extortion 17 as told by a navy. Billy vaughns son, aaron carson vaughn, was one of them.
Among them aaron carson vaughn, a smalltown boy who grew up in the hills of tennessee and lived a life larger than. Aug 14, 20 extortion 17 is a bigger scandal and betrayal than benghazi. Aug 06, 2016 one of these warriors was navy seal, aaron vaughn. A trap set by the enemy in retaliation for our capturing osama bin laden. Army and afghanistan military members, along with 22. Wasdin, along with stephen templin, had written seal team six. Congress must discover how they were marked for death. Billy and karen vaughn parents of aaron and kimberly vaughn wife of aaron were invited to do this interview just a few days after navy seal aaron vaughn was killed in afghanistan. Aaron carson vaughn 24 jun 81 6 aug 11 loving husband, father, son and brother, grandson, cousin. Jan 10, 2014 billy vaughn, author of betrayed gives a dynamic talk to the fl panhandle patriots tea party meeting. The shocking true story of extortion 17 as told by a navy seals father by billy vaughn. A facebook prayer page has been dedicated to the surviving family of the navy seal. Bidens comments, her son called to tell her to wipe. Aug 07, 2011 navy seal aaron vaughn wouldnt want to leave this earth any other way than how he did, his wife told cnn, a day after she learned her husband was one of 30 u.
Vaughn s grandmother, geneva vaughn of union city, tenn. As billy and karen began searching for answers their eyes were opened to vile atrocities being played out on americas military. Six minutes prior to reaching the landing zone, the empty ch47d left formation as planned. Sep 02, 2014 the parents of a seal team six member who was killed when his helicopter was shot down over afghanistan have penned a letter to president obama, calling into question the commanderinchiefs. Going forward, the two ah64 apache helicopters would be engaged in tracking those two groups of taliban, and hence unable to provide surveillance or fire support to the inbound helicopter carrying the seal team.
This film presents a rare opportunity, along the lines of lone survivor and zero dark thirty, where we have complete access to tell a story of heroism and sacrifice of an elite seal team and one of its. Petty officer 1st class aaron vaughn was one of the seal. The debut book of this series is titled as hunt the wolf. The seal team six series is a series of nonfiction and military thriller novels, which were written by the well known american novelist and a former navy seal named don mann. Family members question seal team 6 s most deadly incident. Billy and karen vaughn live just north of me in stuart, florida, and i came to know them as they reached out to me while i served in congress on this matter. Billy vaugh, the father of seal team 6 member aaron vaugh, speaks during a press conference on may 9, 20 at the national press club by families of seal team 6 members on the death of members during a helicopter crash in afghanistan on august 6, 2011. They had a son, aaron carson vaughn a member of navy seal team six. Aaron vaughn, one of the seals eventually killed in the ambush, told his mother, karen vaughn, to delete every reference to seal team 6. Before we bring her on, a little bit more about karen, she is the mother of fallen us navy seal aaron carson vaughn from seal team six. Aaron carson vaughn, petty officer first class seal, united. Feb 8, 2014 aaron vaughn dead he was from navy seal team 6 obama named them on tv as the ones that took out bin laden, wonder how many navy. Betrayal of seal team 6 led to extortion 17 massacre in. Sep 11, 2012 the parents of one of the members of seal team six say president obama endangered their son, and the entire unit, by publicly identifying it as the team that killed osama bin laden.
Extortion 17 is a mission that is forever etched in seal team infamy as the worst single day in our nations spec ops history. Elite navy seal, aaron carson vaughn, was killed august 6, 2011 when a chinook chopper carrying 30 american troops was shot down in afghanistan. Aug 06, 2011 vaughn served in a west coast based special warfare unit from november 2004 to june 2008, then moved to the east coastbased seal team in june 2008. Vaughn was already a decorated fighter when he was asked by the navy to return stateside to become an instructor, his grandmother said. Before benghazi, there was extortion 17 freedom outpost. This film presents a rare opportunity, along the lines of lone survivor and zero dark thirty, where we have complete access to tell a story of heroism and sacrifice of an elite seal team and one of its operators. The story behind the shoot down of extortion 17 part 1.
But he chafed under the assignment and applied to seal team six after two years, earning his way onto the squad in 2010. Order of seal team six books seal team six is a series of military thriller novels by don mann and ralph pezzullo. Karen vaughn, the mother of slain seal aaron vaughn, says that within hours after mr. Ch47d chinook military helicopter operating with the call sign extortion 17 pronounced oneseven was shot down while transporting an immediate reaction force attempting to reinforce a joint special operations command unit of the 75th ranger regiment in the tangi valley in maidan wardak province, southwest of kabul, afghanistan. The parents of a seal team six member who was killed when his. Karen vaughn said that despite a new book detailing one seal s account of the bin laden mission, its the desire of team six members to stay private. Navy seals mom shares her secret to raising strong sons. Fallen navy seal officer aaron vaughn celebrated for his. See more ideas about navy seals, seal and seal team 6. In 20, her husband published a book, betrayed the shocking.
Over the past six years, the vaughns have emerged on the national scene as powerful spokespersons for not only our defenders still fighting on foreign soil and. Elite navy seals member aaron carson vaughn had asked the military to return him to combat and shipped out just six weeks before he was killed. Let me tell you, when a gold star mom speaks, people listen. I can tell you one thing, seal team six did not want to be identified, karen vaughn said. Gold star mom, karen vaughn is joining us to not only share her story and her sons story, but why shes dedicated her life to bridging the gap between civilians and the military. The story behind the shoot down of extortion 17 part 2. In memory of navy seal soc aaron carson vaughn home. The accusation hits amidst controversy over a new book from an ex seal team six member giving an.
The brave warriors of seal team six may have known too much about the charade that purported to take out the most famous jihadist of the present generation. Megyn kelly recently interviewed the parents of aaron vaughn, a navy seal killed hostile fire in afghanistan. Hour 2b billy and karen vaughn wrote the book betrayed about their son aaron s death in afghanistan serving on navy seal team six in august, 2011. The best thing you can do while raising your son is to allow him to grow up to be a man, according to this navy seal s mom. Mother of slain navy seal decries ludicrous rules of military engagement. I never heard aaron this concerned and worried in his entire life, mrs. Aaron vaughn was one of the 22 navy seals killed in a helicopter crash on august 6. Betrayed is a book by aaron s father, billy vaughn. Aaron vaughn was on extortion 17 when it was shot down in an obvious trap.
Mother of slain navy seal decries ludicrous rules of military. Aaron carson vaughn 24 jun 81 6 aug 11 loving husband, father, son and brother, grandson, cousin, nephew. Hour 2b billy and karen vaughn wrote the book betrayed about their son aarons death in afghanistan serving on navy seal team six in august, 2011. It is a book he wishes he didnt have to write but with the loss of his son, the still unanswered questions, and a drive for justice, he felt it was absolutely necessary. One wall post reads, greater love has no one than this. Karen vaughn is author of the bestselling book world changer.
Gold star mom thankful for donald trump the salty sailor. This shocking true story about navy seal, aaron vaughn and the mission known as. The downing of extortion 17 was the day aaron s life ended and the day their lives began again. Everyone wanted to know more about this elite team of the miltarys best men, and luckily former team member howard e.
Jul 18, 20 all 38 people on board the chinook 15 seal team six members including aaron vaughn and seven afghan national army commandos were killed. After the revelations of joe biden that seal team 6 carried out the operation that has alleged to have killed osama bin laden, strange said that. Obama put a target on their backs, seal team 6 family. Billy and karen vaughn are the parents of fallen navy seal, aaron carson vaughn seal team vi. After vice president joe biden publicly identified navy seal team six as the group responsible for killing osama bin laden, vaughn said her son told her, mom, theres chatter, and all of our. This shocking true story about navy seal, aaron vaughn and the mission known as extortion 17 is a real eye opener and a heartfelt story. My husband felt, and so did the other members of his team, that the very existence of our republic is at stake, said kimberly vaughn, the widow of aaron vaughn, a seal team six member, speaking on nbc television. Aaron vaughn, one of the seals eventually killed in the ambush, told his mother, karen. The shocking true story of extortion 17 as told by. Fallen navy seal mother karen vaughn described to the gateway pundit tonight her thoughts on barack obamas treatment of seal team six families at the dover, delaware tarmac. The shocking true story of extortion 17 as told by a navy seal s father vaughn, billy, morrill, monica, blake, cari on. Veterans miracle center to honor navy seal, his mother.
Arron vaughn, one of the many seal team 6 guys that were killed. A revealing and insightful glimpse into the life and tragic loss of aaron vaughn, a seal team six warrior and hero. Billy vaughn author of betrayed speaks on the downing of. The betrayal of navy seal team 6 spec ops magazine. Seal team six and thomas crocker are back hunting more.
Sep, 2012 karen vaughn, the mother of navy seal team six member aaron vaughn, pictured, says that her son who was later killed in an afghanistan helicopter crash was concerned for his safety after the. Obama put a target on their backs, seal team 6 family members say. May, 2017 from the very first time we met karen vaughn, we were impacted by her story and wanted a way to tell it so that as many people could see it. He knows that finding the truth, as deep as it has been buried, may prevent other fathers from having to stand in his. Aaron carson vaughn is honored by his heartbroken dad in betrayed, the shocking true story of extortion 17 as told by a navy seal s father.
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