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R.I.P
Navy File Photo of Navy SEAL (Sea, Air, Land) Gunner’s Mate Second Class Danny P. Dietz, 25, from Aurora, Colo., killed by enemy forces during a reconnaissance mission June 28, 2005. Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter will posthumously award the Navy Cross to Petty Officer Dietz during a ceremony at the U.S. Navy Memorial, Washington, D.C. Sept. 13. Dietz was part of a four-man team tasked with finding a key Taliban leader in the mountainous terrain near Asadabad, Afghanistan, when they came under fire from a much larger enemy force with superior tactical position. Mortally wounded, Dietz held his position, drawing fire so one of his teammates could escape. The Navy Cross is second in precedence only to the Medal of Honor, and is presented to Naval Forces in honor of extreme gallantry and life-risking action in the face of combat with an armed enemy force.
Navy File Photo of Navy SEAL (Sea, Air, Land) Sonar Technician Second Class Matthew G. Axelson, 29, from Cupertino, Calif., killed by enemy forces during a reconnaissance mission June 28, 2005. Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter will posthumously award the Navy Cross to Petty Officer Axelson during a ceremony at the U.S. Navy Memorial, Washington, D.C. Sept. 13. Axelson was part of a four-man team tasked with finding a key Taliban leader in the mountainous terrain near Asadabad, Afghanistan, when they came under fire from a much larger enemy force with superior tactical position. Mortally wounded, Axelson held his position, drawing fire so one of his teammates could escape. The Navy Cross is second in precedence only to the Medal of Honor, and is presented to Naval Forces in honor of extreme gallantry and life-risking action in the face of combat with an armed enemy force.
Navy SEALs Petty Officers 2nd Class Matthew G. Axelson and Danny P. Dietz are being posthumously awarded the Navy Cross medal, Sept. 13, 2006. They are receiving the Navy's second highest medal for their valorous actions against the Taliban near Asadabad, Afghanistan on June 28, 2005.
Donna Axelson, mother of Navy SEAL Matthew G. Axelson, wipes away a tear during a ceremony posthumously awarding Axelson the Navy Cross September 13, 2006 in Washington, DC. Also pictured are Axelson's wife Cindy (L), and father Corky Axelson (R). Axelson, from Cupertino, California was killed in combat during a reconnaissance mission in Afghanistan on June 28, 2005.
Cindy Axelson (C), wife of Navy SEAL Matthew G. Axelson, receives the Navy Cross from Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter (R) during a ceremony posthumously awarding her husband Matthew G. Axelson September 13, 2006 in Washington, DC. Axelson, from Cupertino, California was killed in combat during a reconnaissance mission in Afghanistan on June 28, 2005.
Maria Paz Leveque (C), wife of Navy SEAL Danny Dietz, receives the Navy Cross from Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter (R) during a ceremony posthumously awarding her husband September 13, 2006 in Washington, DC. Dietz, from Littleton, Colorado was killed in combat during a reconnaissance mission in Afghanistan on June 28, 2005.
