SIGforum
Navy SEAL Team 8 member who died after Virginia training accident identified
December 08, 2021, 04:49 PM
Sig2340Navy SEAL Team 8 member who died after Virginia training accident identified
quote:
Foxnews.com:Navy SEAL Team 8 member who died after Virginia training accident identified: ‘a great loss' A SEAL Team 8 executive officer has temporarily assumed command
By Bradford Betz | Fox News
A Navy SEAL commander who died from injuries sustained during a training accident in Virginia on Saturday has been identified.
Naval Special Warfare Command said Wednesday that Cmdr. Brian Bourgeois, 43, fell while fast-roping down from a helicopter in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Bourgeois, who was the commanding officer of SEAL Team 8, died Monday at Norfolk Sentara General Hospital in Norfolk.
Cmdr. Brian Bourgeois, commanding officer of SEAL Team 8
The circumstances of his fall are still under investigation. A Navy official said it was not clear if the rope separated from the aircraft. The findings will be made public at a later time, the Navy said.
ROSAL
Fair winds, following seas, Commander.
Nice is overrated
"It's every freedom-loving individual's duty to lie to the government."
Airsoftguy, June 29, 2018
December 08, 2021, 04:50 PM
nhtagmembersad news
given the intensity and tempo of their training its amazing they don't have more accidents
December 08, 2021, 04:53 PM
benny6Very sad. Prayers out to his family.
Tony.
Owner, TonyBen, LLC, Type-07 FFL
www.tonybenm14.com (Site under construction).
e-mail: tonyben@tonybenm14.com
December 08, 2021, 04:55 PM
sigfreundLet us never forget that combat isn’t the only dangerous activity members of the military engage in.
► 6.0/94.0
To operate serious weapons in a serious manner. December 08, 2021, 05:09 PM
Sig209quote:
Originally posted by sigfreund:
Let us never forget that combat isn’t the only dangerous activity members of the military engage in.
No doubt
Had many ‘oh shit’ moments during training.
He was leading from the front even to his death.
RIP SEAL !
=====================
Proverbs 27:17 - As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
December 08, 2021, 05:16 PM
jljonesThis goes to show the NSW mentality. EVERYONE holds the standard. From the Captain to the newest PO3.
Fair winds, Commander.
December 08, 2021, 05:19 PM
MikeinNCFair winds and following seas.
"Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor.” Robert A. Heinlein
“You may beat me, but you will never win.” sigmonkey-2020
“A single round of buckshot to the torso almost always results in an immediate change of behavior.” Chris Baker December 08, 2021, 05:21 PM
thomjbPrayers sent.....
Thom
"Tulta munille!"
NRA Benefactor Life Member
NRA Certified Instructor
NRA Range Safety Officer
SAF Life Member
December 08, 2021, 08:39 PM
spunk639Fair Winds and Following Seas, Damn Few.
December 08, 2021, 10:38 PM
RightwireI don't remember if it was Don Shipley or Jocko Willink who talked about a SEAL in their experience who was fast roping and had a belt hung knife slip partly out of the sheath cutting the rope and causing an accident.
Regardless, for one of the few that go down range.. <salute>
Pronoun: His Royal Highness and benevolent Majesty of all he surveys
343 - Never Forget
Its better to be Pavlov's dog than Schrodinger's cat
There are three types of mistakes; Those you learn from, those you suffer from, and those you don't survive. December 08, 2021, 10:50 PM
SeaCliffFair Winds and Following Seas.
December 08, 2021, 10:52 PM
YooperSigs43 and fast roping? My respects and R.I.P. Sailor!
End of Earth: 2 Miles
Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles
December 09, 2021, 04:17 AM
hberttmankBummer. RIP Cmdr. Brian Bourgeois.
"But, as luck would have it, he stood up. He caught that chunk of lead." Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock
"If there's one thing this last week has taught me, it's better to have a gun and not need it than to need a gun and not have it." Clarence Worley December 09, 2021, 06:19 AM
19tassRIP Cmdr
December 09, 2021, 07:02 AM
divilR.I.P. Commander Bourgeois. Events like this are a solemn reminder that even their training exercises are dangerous.
December 09, 2021, 07:13 AM
Tailhook 84RIP, sir. Prayers for your family.
"The Truth, when first uttered, is always considered heresy." December 09, 2021, 10:46 AM
SIGnifiedFairwinds and following seas frogman
"Pacifism is a shifty doctrine under which a man accepts the benefits of the social group without being willing to pay - and claims a halo for his dishonesty." ~Robert A. Heinlein