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Diamond Member
Guy had 14 years of service, and went AWOL for over a month, which turned him into a deserter. Strange and sad ending for this guy, who had years of service in Afghanistan and Iraq.
R.I.P.
“He only had one uniform…He used duct tape to tape armored plates to his chest and back to go on target until he was given a plate carrier,” said Thiemann.
“After our SEAL Team Six guy left, he led our team in Crimea, Severodonetsk, and Svyatohirsk, and continued to lead the team after I left. He was one of the hardest and most tactically proficient men I have ever met.”
A US Navy spokesperson confirmed that Swift died in Ukraine, but said he was not fighting on behalf of his former military branch.
“We cannot speculate as to why the former Sailor was in Ukraine,” the Navy said.
The State Department also confirmed an American’s death in Ukraine but did not identify the deceased as Swift.
The former 1st class petty officer deserted his post in San Diego, California, in March 2019. Swift joined the force in 2005 and was assigned to a SEAL unit in 2017. He voluntarily left in 2015, but rejoined the next year and returned to his SEAL until his desertion.
After he went AWOL, the Navy Naval Special Warfare Command stripped him of his Trident pin.
R.I.P.
“He only had one uniform…He used duct tape to tape armored plates to his chest and back to go on target until he was given a plate carrier,” said Thiemann.
“After our SEAL Team Six guy left, he led our team in Crimea, Severodonetsk, and Svyatohirsk, and continued to lead the team after I left. He was one of the hardest and most tactically proficient men I have ever met.”
A US Navy spokesperson confirmed that Swift died in Ukraine, but said he was not fighting on behalf of his former military branch.
“We cannot speculate as to why the former Sailor was in Ukraine,” the Navy said.
The State Department also confirmed an American’s death in Ukraine but did not identify the deceased as Swift.
The former 1st class petty officer deserted his post in San Diego, California, in March 2019. Swift joined the force in 2005 and was assigned to a SEAL unit in 2017. He voluntarily left in 2015, but rejoined the next year and returned to his SEAL until his desertion.
After he went AWOL, the Navy Naval Special Warfare Command stripped him of his Trident pin.
Navy SEAL deserter Daniel Swift killed while fighting in Ukraine
Swift reportedly died after Russian soldiers launched an anti-personnel rocket-propelled grenade at him.
nypost.com