A Transgender Navy SEAL 'Warrior Princess' Comes Out

Kristin Beck, formerly Chris, penned her story of going from an elite Navy SEAL to a woman in the book "Warrior Princess." ("Warrior Princess"/Advanced Press)

Transgender Navy SEAL 'Warrior Princess' Comes Out -- ABC News

A former member of the elite U.S. Navy SEALs has come out to say she's now a woman.

Kristin Beck, formerly Chris, served 20 years as a SEAL and fought on some of the most dangerous battlefields in the world, but after she left the service she realized she wasn't living the life she wanted.

"Chris really wanted to be a girl and felt that she was a girl and consolidated that identity very early on in childhood," said Anne Speckhard, co-author of Beck's biography "Warrior Princess," which was published over the weekend. Speckhard told ABC News Beck suppressed that secret for decades, however, through the trials of SEAL training and the harrowing missions that followed, growing a burly beard as she fought on the front lines of American special operations.

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My Comment: I do not know what to say .... but I guess the headline says it all.

Update: The Latest Navy SEAL Book Could Impact the Military's Transgender Rules -- The Atlantic

US Navy SEALs’ Families Blame The White House For The 2011 Afghan Mission That Killed Their Sons

 

SEALs’ Families Hit 2011 Afghan Mission In Which Sons Were Killed; Deem Probe A Cover-Up -- Washington Times 

The families of Navy SEALs killed in an August 2011 shoot-down of a helicopter in Afghanistan came forward Thursday to blast the U.S. command and the Obama administration for the mission itself and for an official investigation they deemed a cover-up.

During a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, they said the Chinook helicopter had no gunship escort and no cover when it was attempting to land during a nighttime Taliban incursion. Insurgents on a roof top shot it down with a rocket-propelled grenade.

All 38 onboard died in the fiery crash including 17 SEALs, making it one of the elite unit’s worst losses in combat.  

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More News On The US Navy SEALs’ Families Blaming The White House For The 2011 Afghan Mission That Killed Their Sons  

Families of Navy SEALs killed in 2011 attack say government is to blame -- FOX News
‘Lies and Deceit’: See What the Families of the SEAL Team 6 Members Slain in Chopper Crash Alleged at Their Press Conference -- The Blaze
Seal Team Six families speak out near White House -- WJLA/ABC News
Obama 'Put a Target on Their Backs', SEAL Team 6 Family Members Say -- US News and World Report Second-Guessing the SEALs’ Deaths -- Mark Thompson, Battleland/Time  

WNU Editor: The press conference that was held by these families today is posted below.

Did The U.S. Military Invite A Muslim Cleric To Pray For Our Fallen US Navy SEALS But Instead He Damns Them In Arabic?

Families Say Muslim Cleric Disparaged Dead Navy SEALS At Their Own Funeral -- Daily Caller

Relatives of Navy SEALs who died when their helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan in August 2011 spoke at a press conference Thursday to condemn the Obama administration and claim that the U.S. military presented a Muslim cleric at the dead SEALs’ funeral who disparaged “sinners and infidels who are fodder for the hell fire.”

FreedomWatch president Larry Klayman, the attorney representing the families, claimed at the press conference, which Republican Rep. Michelle Bachmann of Minnesota and former Florida Republican Rep. Allen West also attended, that the U.S. military presented an anti-American speaker at the SEALs’ 2011 funeral.

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Update: Report: Muslim cleric invited to pray over fallen SEALs damns them during service -- Washington Times

My Comment: If true .... unbelievable. Here is the cleric’s curse on these fallen SEALs (from above video).

Amen. I shelter in Allah from the devil who has been cast with stones.
In the name of Allah the merciful forgiver.
The companions of “THE FIRE”
(The sinners and infidels who are fodder for the hell fire)
ARE NOT EQUAL WITH the companions of heaven.
The companions of heaven (Muslims) are the WINNERS.
Had he sent this Koran to the mountain, you would have seen the mountain prostrated in fear of Allah.
(Mocking the GOD of Moses)
Such examples are what we present to the people, so that they would think.
(repent and convert to Islam)
Blessings are to your God (Allah) the God of glory and what they describe.
And peace be upon the messengers (prophets) and thanks be to Allah the lord of both universes (mankind and Jinn).

The US Navy SEALs' Crumbling Code of Secrecy

The Navy SEALs Break Their Silence -- Stayton Bonner, Men's Journal

How the elite special-operations force went from top secret – to out of control.


Founded in 1962, the Navy SEALs have long presented an irresistible conflict of interest for the military.

For tactical purposes, the Navy attempts to maintain the unit's secrecy – it rarely even acknowledges the existence of the covert SEAL Team Six – while simultaneously promoting the SEALs' mystique to boost recruitment numbers. In 2005, the SEALs adopted a 440-word code of secrecy stating: "I do not advertise the nature of my work, nor seek recognition for my actions," a pledge that the Navy itself broke soon thereafter. Just over a year later, in an effort to meet an enlistment goal of increasing recruitment numbers by 15 percent, the Navy's in-house media arm began courting Hollywood producers. The resulting film, 2012's 'Act of Valor' – a work of fiction starring real SEALs who were tasked by the Navy to perform – made $80 million, was promoted in a Super Bowl ad, and its footage later used to train recruits.

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My Comment: Those days of secrecy and being unknown are now long gone.

Families Of Navy SEAL Team 6 Members Killed In A Fatal Helicopter Crash In Afghanistan Blame The White House For Their Deaths

Families Of Navy SEAL Team 6 To Reveal New Information On August 2011 Helicopter Crash In Afghanistan -- USNavySeals.com

Some families of the U.S. Navy SEAL Team 6 members who died in a fatal helicopter crash in Afghanistan on August 6, 2011 are coming out to talk about never-before-revealed details of the incident.

According to a news release published by The Wall Street Journal, three families of the killed Navy SEALs will appear at a press conference in Washington, D.C., on May 9. They will be accompanied by retired military experts who will verify the families’ accounts of how and why the government is as much responsible for the deaths of their sons as is the Taliban.

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Update #1: Navy SEAL Team 6 families 'to reveal government's culpability' in sons' deaths. -- National Press Club
Update #2: Seal Team VI families to expose alleged Obama culpability in deaths -- Examiner

My Comment: Some of the families want answers .... and have been ignored. We will be updating this story later today.

Secret History Of The Navy SEALS

Secret History Of The Navy SEALS: Intimate Photographs That Reveal Life Inside The World Of America's Most Elite Warriors -- Daily Mail

At the bottom of a swimming pool a group of men voluntarily sink with their hands bound behind their backs after instructed to reach their face masks on the floor using only their teeth.

There appears little struggle as the men calmly work to complete their task before the next one is issued, most likely making their challenge even harder, but all in a day's training.

These are the United States' unsung heroes, the Navy SEALS, an exclusive band of about 2,400 special operators most famously responsible for the 2011 midnight raid that led to the capture of Osama bin Laden.

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My Comment: This is definitely a long over due book. Kudos to Greg Mathieson for completing this project.

Navy SEALs Are Coming Out Of The Shadows

Former Navy SEAL On Military's Top Secret Unit Coming Out Of The Shadows -- ABC News

It used to be that Navy SEALs didn't just operate in the shadows. They trained in them too. Their whole story stayed shrouded in mystery. Their secret missions stayed secret to the rest of us.

But when they got Osama Bin Laden, snatched back an American cargo ship taken by pirates and rescued two air workers held hostage in Somalia, then suddenly, it seemed that SEALs were headline-makers.

Add to that some SEALs wrote books about SEAL adventures and even acted in a movie about the SEAL experience using live ammunition when they made "Act of Valor." They can't quite be called "the military unit that no one ever talked about" any longer.

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My Comment: Hollywood loves a good story .... and the US Navy SEALS are a good story.

Honoring Former US Navy Seal Christopher Kyle

Thousands Attend Memorial Service For Slain Navy SEAL Sniper Chris Kyle At Cowboys Stadium -- Dallas News

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Slain ex-Navy SEAL Chris Kyle was a devoted husband, father and friend who will never be forgotten, his widow told mourners at his memorial service Monday.

Taya Kyle said she was broken but that the family will “put one foot in front of the other” to get through their grief. She told her two children that they will remember Chris Kyle’s silly side, Texas twang and prayers they prayed together.

“Chris, there isn’t enough time to tell you everything you mean to me and everything you taught me,” she said through tears.

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More News On the Memorial Service For Slain Navy SEAL Chris Kyle

Navy SEAL Christopher Kyle’s memorial draws thousands of mourners -- Washington Times
7,000 attend slain ex-Navy SEAL's memorial -- Seattle Times/AP
Cowboys Stadium funeral filled with uniforms of many colors -- Star Telegram
Cowboys Stadium becomes place of mourning for former Navy SEAL -- Star and Telegram
Thousands attending ex-sniper's memorial in Texas (w/ video) -- Twin Cities/AP

A Navy SEAL’s Tragic Secret

From Washington Post: When Navy SEAL Robert Guzzo returned from Iraq, he feared seeking treatment for PTSD would endanger his career. The Fold devotes today’s show to telling his story.

Commander Of US Navy Seal Team 4's 'Apparent Suicide' In Afghanistan Under Investigation

Photo: Cmdr. Job W. Price, 42, died Saturday, Dec. 22, of a non-combat-related injury while supporting stability operations in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. US Navy handout

US Navy Seal's 'Apparent Suicide' In Afghanistan Under Investigation -- The Guardian

Commander Job W Price died from non-combat related injury while supporting operations in Uruzgan province.

US military officials are investigating the apparent suicide of a Navy Seal commander in Afghanistan.

Navy Seal Commander Job W Price, 42, of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, died on Saturday from a non-combat-related injury while supporting stability operations in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan.

A US military official said the death "appears to be the result of suicide". The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the death is still being investigated.

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More News On The Apparent Suicide Of The SEAL Team 4 Commanding Officer

SEAL Team 4 commanding officer dies in Afghanistan -- NBC
Official: Beach-based SEAL died of apparent suicide -- Pilot Online/AP
Navy SEAL Commander’s Death Investigated as Possible Suicide -- ABC News
Suicide suspected in death of Navy Seal, Pottstown native -- Philly.com

My Comment: He leaves a wife and daughter ..... and all of this before Christmas. Our prayers are with his family and loved ones.

Are The US Navy SEALS Being Politicized

Pentagon Pursues Political Agenda With Navy SEALS, Critics Say -- Washington Times

The Navy’s special warfare command granted permission for two SEALs to advise filmmakers for an upcoming movie about a doomed commando mission in Afghanistan.

The Hollywood job came at about the same time the Navy punished several SEAL Team Six members for sharing purported classified information as consultants for the development of a video game.

To some in the military community, the Pentagon’s split personality is sending mixed signals to the troops.

Special operations commanders and some members of the Obama administration are courting the media with details on secret missions, such as the 2011 SEAL raid that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, to fit a political or public relations agenda, critics say.

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My Comment: The military has always been used by politicians to serve their own purposes. As for Hollywood and special forces .... that a relationship that goes back decades.

Seven U.S. Navy SEALs Punished For Role In Developing 'Medal of Honor' Video Game

7 Navy SEALs Disciplined For Role With Video Game -- CBS

(CBS News) The U.S. Navy SEALs are part of an elite force that operates in the shadows, best known for killing Osama bin Laden. However, CBS News has learned a group of SEALs has been disciplined for revealing secrets.

The seven members of SEAL Team Six are all still on active duty. One of them was on the raid which killed Osama bin Laden and made SEAL Team Six a household name. For two days this spring and summer, they worked as paid consultants on a recently released video game, "Medal of Honor: Warfighter."

Four other members of the team who have since transferred out of the unit but are still on active duty are under investigation.

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More News On US Navy SEALS Disciplined For Role In Developing 'Medal of Honor' Video Game

7 SEALs punished for secrecy breach -- Navy Times
SEALs punished for role in developing 'Medal of Honor' video game, official says -- NBC
Bin Laden unit Seal Team Six punished over video game -- BBC
7 Navy SEALS, including one involved in the killing of Osama bin Laden, punished for divulging secrets -- New York Daily News
7 Navy SEALs reportedly punished for secrecy breach -- FOX News
Seven Navy SEALS reprimanded for actions linked to videogame -- Chicago Tribune/Reuters
Navy SEALs leak classified info to EA for combat game -- report -- CNet
7 Navy SEALs Punished For Allegedly Disclosing Classified Info To Video Game Company -- Business Insider
Navy Tries to Squash SEALs' Budding Media Career -- New York Magazine

Here Comes Another US Navy SEAL Book That Is Going To Make A Number Of People Unhappy

There's Another Navy SEAL Book Out That's Going To Make People Furious -- Business Insider

Carl Higbie served twice in Iraq, once in 2007 under Bush, and then again in 2009 under Obama.

Recently he wrote a book, “Battle on the Homefront: A Navy SEAL’s Mission to Save the American Dream,” and then got on WND News Radio to publicize its release.

Oh, and also to lambast everyone in sight.

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My Comment: Carl Higbie holds back no punches in the above interviewe.

A Different Time, A Different SEAL And His Book On SEAL Operations

A Different Era, A Different SEAL -- 60 Minutes

With the release of "No Easy Day," a new book that offers a first-hand account of the killing of Osama bin Laden, the secretive Navy SEAL unit known as "Team 6" has been Topic A in the news. The retired Navy SEAL who wrote the book may face legal woes for divulging the details of his mission, but he won't be the first SEAL to be in hot water with military brass -- or the first SEAL to tell his story on 60 Minutes.

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My Comment: I forgot about this 60 Minutes piece on Red Cell. This is a fascinating account on what Special forces can accomplish.

Ex-SEAL's Comrades Say He Decked Jesse Ventura 6 Years Ago In A Bar Fight

Ex-SEAL's Pals Say He Decked Jesse Ventura 6 Years Ago -- Star Tribune

The former governor is suing the author of American Sniper over his description of a bar fight that allegedly erupted during the wake for a former SEAL.

If former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura didn't like what Navy SEAL Chris Kyle wrote about him in his memoir, "American Sniper," he's going to positively hate what five fellow SEALs -- and the mothers of two of their fallen comrades -- have to say about him.

Kyle's friends and associates have rallied to his defense in a defamation lawsuit Ventura filed in Hennepin County in January. Ventura, whose real name is James Janos, sued over Kyle's portrayal of a bar fight he claims they had six years ago in Coronado, Calif.

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My Comment: I cannot believe that this story is still ongoing .... I did a few posts on it a little while back believing the story would die. Hmmmm .... it appears that I was wrong. Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura should stop .... it's his word against a lot of credible witnesses .... but it appears that his ego has different ideas.

The Heroic Story Of Four Navy SEAL 'Musclemen' Who Brought Apollo 11 Astronauts Home

Tall order: Navy SEAL John Wolfram, center, was supposed to lasso a high-tech bucking bronco and attach an underwater parachute - called a sea anchor - to stop the drifting capsule

The Extraordinary Untold Story Of Four Navy SEAL 'Musclemen' Who Brought Apollo 11 Astronauts Home -- Daily Mail

When thinking back to the Apollo 11 mission, the things that immediately come to mind are Neil Armstrong’s inspiring first words broadcast from the moon and the lasting image of the crew planting a U.S. flag on the dusty lunar surface.

However, very few people nowadays remember a four-person team of courageous Navy SEALs who had made the astronauts’ safe return possible 43 years ago.

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My Comment: They must have been in fantastic shape to do what they did.

The Navy SEAL ‘Vacation’

The Navy SEAL ‘Vacation’ – Where Civilians Get To Endure ‘Hell’ Of Training For Elite Group -- Daily Mail

For many men, the ultimate vacation involves lounging by the pool with a beer.

But others consider endless push ups, carrying 500lb logs and plunging into murky waters from a helicopter, all while being yelled at, their idea of the perfect holiday.

For a mere $1,890, civilians can attend the Extreme SEAL Experience - a grueling week-long endurance test that offers a taste of what it's like to be a soldier in America's elite fighting force, the Navy Seals.

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My Comment: Great video.

US Navy SEALS Criticize The Obama Campaign For Being Used In Their Campaign Advertising

SEALs Slam Obama For Using Them As 'Ammunition' In Bid To Take Credit For bin Laden Killing During Election Campaign -- Daily Mail

Serving and former US Navy SEALs have slammed President Barack Obama for taking the credit for killing Osama bin Laden and accused him of using Special Forces operators as ‘ammunition’ for his re-election campaign.

The SEALs spoke out to MailOnline after the Obama campaign released an ad entitled ‘One Chance’.

In it President Bill Clinton is featured saying that Mr Obama took ‘the harder and the more honourable path’ in ordering that bin Laden be killed. The words ‘Which path would Mitt Romney have taken?’ are then displayed.

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My Comments: It appears that President Obama's election staff have overplayed their hand on this issue. If more stories like this one get published in the U.S., expect this ad to be pulled off the airways fast.

U.S. Olympians Participate In U.S. Navy SEAL Training

SEALs Push U.S. Olympians To The Limit In Their Training -- US News And World Report

COLORADO SPRINGS – The session starts genially enough, with a video presentation, some talk about becoming a Navy SEAL and a quick overview of the separating-men-from-boys "Hell Week" part of SEALs training.

Then the SEALs warn their audience, comprised mostly of U.S. sailing team members: "We're going to re-set your baseline today."

Within hours, some athletes are on the edge of hypothermia, some are crying, others are cursing like, well, sailors, and all are fully immersed in misery.

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My Comment: A prediction .... one day this type of training will become essential for aspiring Olympians.

Questions Being Raised On The Fatal Afghan Mission That Killed 22 Navy SEALS

Full Story Of SEAL Mission In Question -- Washington Times

Report clears commanders.

By the time the CH-47 transport helicopter descended to 150 feet above an unprotected landing zone in Afghanistan around 2 a.m. on Aug. 6, the element of surprise had been lost.

Hours earlier, two other Chinooks had deposited 47 Army Rangers at another nearby landing site, undetected. The landing triggered a nighttime ground and aerial firefight that raged for several hours as a few Taliban “squirters,” as the military called them, tried to escape from the targeted compound and regrouped with other fighters.

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My Comment: Of course .... the commanders were cleared. Bottom line .... scores of U.S. Navy seals were killed .... bad luck .... let's move on.

Sighhhh ....

If anyone is interested, the photos of the SEALS crash site can be found here.