ABH1 Neil C. Roberts.

Slain SEAL Wrote Wife He Was Prepared to Die for His Country
FOX NEWs Online 03/09/02
NORFOLK, Va. — The Navy SEAL who was slain after falling out of his stricken helicopter in Afghanistan wrote his wife an open-in-the-event-of-my-death letter in which he assured her: "I died doing what made me happy."

"Although I sacrificed personal freedom and many other things, I got just as much as I gave. My time in the Teams was special," 32-year-old Neil Roberts wrote. "For all the times I was cold, wet, tired, sore, scared, hungry and angry, I had a blast."

Roberts, a Norfolk-based petty officer 1st class from Woodland, Calif., was one of seven Americans who died Monday after U.S. helicopters were hit by enemy gunfire in Afghanistan. Roberts fell to the ground as his helicopter, hit by a rocket-propelled grenade, veered away toward safer ground. He apparently survived the fall and was shot on the ground.

Whether he was dragged away by Al Qaeda fighters and shot to death, whether he was already dead when taken away, or whether he was wounded when taken and died later is unclear, said Gen. Tommy Franks, the U.S. war commander.

The U.S. military encourages members to update their wills and otherwise get their personal affairs in order before they leave on assignment.

The Roberts family is grieving in private, but friend Christina Kalassay released a portion of the letter because Roberts' widow, Patty, wanted to tell people a little bit about her husband, the father of her 18-month-old son.

"Neil would want everyone to remember him as a loving husband and father, a loving son and brother, a true friend and warrior who never once questioned his commitment to his family or his country," Kalassay said in a statement.

Roberts, who had a twin brother and 10 other siblings, wrote in his letter that he treasured his childhood and that his family's support and care made him the person he was. He also expressed how much being in the Navy meant to him.

Following are the excerpts of the letter that were released:

"I consider myself blessed with the best things a man could ever hope for. My childhood is something I'll always treasure. My family is the reason I'm the person I am today. They supported and cared for me in the best way possible.

"The Navy, although I sacrificed personal freedom and many other things, I got just as much as I gave. My time in the Teams was special. For all the times I was cold, wet, tired, sore, scared, hungry and angry, I had a blast. The bad was balanced equally with the good.

"All the times spent in the company of my teammates was when I felt the closest to the men I had the privilege to work with. I loved being a SEAL. If I died doing something for the Teams, then I died doing what made me happy.

Very few people have the luxury of that."

Donations to a fund that helps families of SEALs killed in action and offers scholarships to children of SEALs may be sent to the
Naval Special Warfare Foundation, P.O. Box 5365, Virginia Beach, Va. 23471.

Neil Roberts, operador del DEVGRU, KIA en Marzo del 2002 en Astan, ya tiene su cuchillo conmemorativo

http://www.chrisreeve.com/neilroberts.htm

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Sin numerar, esta a la venta para personal NO SEAL.

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