{"id":839,"date":"2018-10-17T19:09:52","date_gmt":"2018-10-18T01:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deamaltzchallenge.com\/?p=839"},"modified":"2019-01-02T19:58:58","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T02:58:58","slug":"navy-special-warfare-operator-1st-class-patrick-d-feeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maltzchallenge.com\/index.php\/2018\/10\/17\/navy-special-warfare-operator-1st-class-patrick-d-feeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy PO1 Patrick D. Feeks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Navy Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Patrick D. Feeks<\/h1>\n

Died August 16, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom<\/h2>\n
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28, of Edgewater, Md.; assigned to a West Coast-based naval special warfare unit; died Aug. 16 in a Black Hawk helicopter crash northeast of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Also killed were Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Suresh N. A. Krause, 29, of Cathedral City, Calif.; Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 1st Class Sean P. Carson, 32, of Des Moines, Wash.; Army Sgt. Richard A. Essex, 23, of Kelseyville, Calif.; Army Sgt. Luis A. Oliver Galbreath, 41, of San Juan, Puerto Rico;\u00a0<\/span>Army\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Chief Warrant Officer\u00a0<\/span>3\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Brian D. Hornsby, 37, of Melbourne, Fla.; and Navy Special Warfare Operator 2nd Class David J. Warsen, 27, of Kentwood, Mich.<\/p>\n

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Navy SEAL from Maryland dies in Afghanistan air crash<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Associated Press<\/em><\/p>\n

BALTIMORE \u2014 A Navy SEAL from Maryland was among those killed last week when a U.S. military helicopter crashed during a firefight with insurgents in a remote area of southern Afghanistan, Pentagon officials said.<\/p>\n

Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Patrick D. Feeks of Edgewater was among seven Americans and four Afghans killed in the helicopter crash northeast of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old Feeks was one of two Navy SEALS to die in the crash; the other was Special Warfare Operator Second Class David J. Warsen of Kentwood, Mich. Both were assigned to a Special Warfare unit in Coronado, Calif.<\/p>\n

Capt. Collin P. Green, Naval Special Warfare Group One’s commander, praised Feeks and Warsen in a statement as “great warriors, teammates and friends to many of us in the Naval Special Warfare community.”<\/p>\n

Feeks enlisted in the Navy in 2006, and then completed Basic Underwater Demolition\/SEAL training and advance training. He had served with a West Coast-based SEAL unit since May 2008.<\/p>\n

A Navy news release said his awards and decorations include the Navy\/Marine Corps Achievement Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. He previously served in the Iraqi war.<\/p>\n

Surviving are his parents, Thomas and Virginia, and his wife, Emily.<\/p>\n

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Navy SEAL to be laid to rest at Arlington<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Associated Press<\/em><\/p>\n

EDGEWATER, Md. \u2014 A Navy SEAL from Maryland who was killed when a U.S. military helicopter crashed during a firefight with insurgents in southern Afghanistan will be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.<\/p>\n

Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Patrick D. Feeks of Edgewater was among seven Americans and four Afghans killed in the helicopter crash northeast of Kandahar, Afghanistan on Aug. 16.<\/p>\n

A viewing will be held for the 28-year-old Feeks at the George P. Kalas Funeral Home in Edgewater on Tuesday. A funeral service will be held at 12:45 p.m. Wednesday at Fort Myer Memorial Chapel near Arlington National Cemetery, where Feeks will be laid to rest.<\/p>\n

Surviving Feeks are his parents and his wife.<\/p>\n

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Flags in Md. at half-staff in honor of Navy SEAL<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Associated Press<\/em><\/p>\n

ANNAPOLIS, Md. \u2014 Flags in Maryland are being flown at half-staff in honor of a Navy SEAL from Edgewater who died in Afghanistan and who will be buried at Arlington.<\/p>\n

Flags are being flown at half-staff in honor of Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class Patrick D. Feeks. The 28-year-old will be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Feeks died Aug. 16 in Afghanistan. He was killed when a U.S. military helicopter crashed during a firefight with insurgents in southern Afghanistan. He was among seven Americans and four Afghans killed in the crash.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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