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ROBERT O’NEILL: SEAL Team 6 Vet Who Shot Bin Laden - from the “The Operator Podcast” and "Team Never Quit Podcast"

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[theabsentmindedprofessor]

As a Sailor, when you are out in the middle of the ocean with no light comming from anywhere but the cosmos there are more stars and such than you could ever imagine. We would run under blackout conditions and being on the flightdeck was one hell of a special treat, the beauty of the milkyway is unparalleled .

[hhattingh]

The idea of drifting in the middle of the ocean in pitch black is crazy

[ejp]

Well I was an Army guy and I got to experience that. In the late 1970’s I was an O3 CPT in 10th Special Forces Group (A) taking the Army Combat Diver course. We were at the school in Trumbo Point, Key West FL. We helo cast out of a chopper far out into the Gulf of Mexico and just hung out treading water waiting for the sharks to come by. Finally at dusk we saw huge bubbles bursting up around us and a tall metal stick popped up, the submarine periscope. It flashed a light at us and we prepped our SCUBA gear then dove down the 65 or so feet to this behemoth USS James Polk SSN 645 where we locked in and were taken for a short sub ride. The Navy guys treated us well, stuffing us with steak & eggs and giving me as a Captain a grand tour of the Boat. We practiced lock-in, lock-out and did a mock lock-out SCUBA and small boat night shore landing. It was fun but I’d never make it having to live in those tin cans.

[jasonhaynes]

I served 8 years on U.S. Submarines and it was mentally the most difficult thing I’d ever experience. But you reach a point where you become numb and then don’t even realize it really. We all bond through the antics of it all. 0 regrets.

[nathankane]

Ive had many “i love you bro” moments, but never like that.. respect

[coacoa]

Much respect that's the definition of "TRUST"

[chrispedersen]

My biggest regret is never serving. I admire these men so much and have the utmost respect for them

[justcallmejager]

I have a family friend who was a recon marine and said that dropping into shark infested waters was easily the scariest thing for him he said he would rather take a firefight 😂

[EthanGriffin-nmti]

Balls of steel. You learn through dealing with things that you put yourself through for extended amounts of time you kind of become numb to whatever that situation may be. Those moments you share with the people that are with you or have been through similar experiences are priceless

[micaiahstice]

Dude I consider myself tough but FUFF THAT! Thank bros for your service and sacrifice! Was it all for the bad ass stories you get to tell! So awesome 🙌🏽

[arthurdivoll]

Ty for the difficult jobs you do. God bless you guys❤❤❤🎉😊😊

[gman]

He did this while Chris Kyle was on top of the Superdome during Katrina.
It's all in the book they wrote.

[PureSinaatraa]

I’m prior navy and my first time I’ll never forgot going outside while underway. It’s so surreal because you’re used to seeing so sort of land, animals, or something but there’s nothing but water. Another thing is at night it’s absolutely beautiful, all the stars you see is incredible. I’d go out at night to the flight deck and just watch the stars

[michaelbateman]

First time I went outside of my ship after dark and ship, I was terrified. It was complete blackness. A few months later, somebody told me to be patient and stand there and wait for my eyes to adjust. It was absolutely the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen. The horizon was beautiful. The stars were incredible. Cruz liners should make it a feature for 30 minutes on a cruise. Turn off all the lights and let everyone’s eyes adjust to the darkness.

[chasgibbs]

That sounds absolutely terrifying. I would hate being in the middle of the ocean at night like that.

[wizza]

My brother is a SEAL and has told me about practicing oil rig takedowns at night in the gulf of America and said several times as they got closer to the rigs they would would see phosphorescent moving in the water that sharks have on them. One time he said they were drifting in a 20ft zodiac and that he saw phosphorescents going by the boat and that it literally was longer than their boat. He said many times if people knew what size animals was in saltwater nobody would ever swim in the oceans or gulf again!

[mikebrasher]

The lights of the undersea creatures as they photo illumines, stars so many and, bright.

[TimCarroll-nvmv]

Training takes on a new definition...God bless America the greatest

[Thadude]

I was turning 19 leaving holy loch Scotland on the USS Alexander Hamilton doing topside watch . It felt otherworldly to me .

[DF-vrkm]

The feeling when that-sub emerges. gotta be. Mind blowing.