“The only easy day was yesterday” -Navy Seals Honor & Remember Our American Hero Gunner Mate 2nd Class Danny P. Dietz US Navy Seal Hometown: Aurora, Colorado Gunner Mate 2nd Class Danny P. Dietz 25, Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom assigned to SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 2, Virginia Beach, Va.; killed June 28, 2005 while conducting counter-terrorism operations in Kunar province, Afghanistan. He was awarded the Navy Cross, the service’s 2nd highest award, for his valor. Danny Dietz is remembered with the greatest respect and gratitude by his fellow SEALs, the Navy, and our nation. Danny P. Dietz graduated from Heritage High School in Littleton, Colorado, and entered the United States Navy on 31 August 1999. After graduating from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes on November 27.1999, he completed Gunner’s Mate “A” school at NATTC Pensacola, Florida. Upon completion, he transferred to Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL Training and graduated in BUD/S class 232. After graduation he attended Basic Airborne Course at Fort Benning, Georgia, SEAL Qualification Training and SEAL Delivery Vehicle Training. From there he reported for duty at SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team TWO on 8 November 2001. Immediately upon checking in Danny Dietz was assigned to Task Unit BRAVO as the secondary SEAL Delivery Vehicle Pilot and the Ordnance and Engineering Department Head. During a rigorous predeployment work-up he honed his skills becoming one of the best pilots at the command. He leveraged his skills during the following six-month deployment to EUCOM as the lead pilot in multiple proof of concept full mission rehearsals which ultimately paved the way for the first successful SDV and Dry Deck Shelter combat operations. Upon his return from EUCOM he was assigned to Task Unit CHARLIE as a primary Special Reconnaissance Team member and the Communications Department Head. He focused his time during predeployment training on perfecting his SEAL sniper, reconnaissance and field skills. Let the memory of Danny P. Dietz be with us forever.....
Posted on: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 14:03:30 +0000
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