Saturday, March 30, 2013

US Navy Special Warfare Operator Chief Brett D. Shadle

US Navy Special Warfare Operator Chief Brett D. Shadle, thirty-one of Elizabethville, Pennsylvania, died on March 28.

He and another SEAL collided in mid air, while undergoing parachute training at Pinal Airpark in Marana, Arizona.

Chief Shadle was taken to the University of Arizona Medical Center in Tucson, where he was pronounced dead.

The other SEAL, who has not been identified, is in stable condition.

Shadle joined the Navy in 2000 and became a SEAL in 2001, eventually he became a member of SEAL Team 6.

Since then he had served in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other locations.

His awards include multiple Bronze Stars with Valor and various service ribbons.

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