Service: A Navy SEAL at War (42 page)

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These two crews from the 305th Rescue Squadron pulled me off that mountain. L to R: Master Sgt. Mike Cusick, Staff Sgt. Chris Piercecchi, Staff Sgt. Ben Peterson, Staff Sgt. Joshua Donnelly, Master Sgt. Josh Appel, Tech. Sgt. John Davis, Tech. Sgt. Jason Burger, Lt. David Gonzales, Lt. Col. Jeff “Skinny” Macrander, Master Sgt. Brett Konczal, Maj. Jeff “Spanky” Peterson, and Maj. John Phalon.
(Courtesy of Josh Appel)

USAF pararescuemen Josh Appel and Chris Piercecchi.
(Courtesy of Chris Piercecchi)

That’s “Checky,” somewhere over the Sandbox.
(Josh Appel)

R. V. Burgin at the First Marine Division reunion, San Antonio, August 2010.
(Jim Hornfischer)

Mr. Burgin at his home near Dallas.
(Jim Hornfischer)

Aaron “Trey” Vaughn and his wife, Kimberly.
(Courtesy of Kimberly Vaughn.)

Jon (JT) Tumilson on the day he graduated BUD/S.
(author’s collection)

We will never forget JT.

Boss eulogizes his teammate, Rockford, Iowa.
(Jim Hornfischer)

Hawkeye and JT, August 19, 2011.
(Lisa Pembleton)

The SEAL brotherhood and friends circle around JT’s family, August 19, 2011, Rockford, Iowa.
(Jim Hornfischer)

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