On the night of January 11, 2024, two Navy SEALs from SEAL Team 3 paid the ultimate price in the rough waters of the Arabian Sea off Somalia.
Christopher Chambers, 37, of Maryland, and Nathan Gage Ingram, 27, of Texas, were boarding a vessel carrying Iranian-made missile components bound for Houthi forces in Yemen. In heavy seas, Chambers slipped from the ladder into the gap between the vessels. Without hesitation, Ingram jumped in after his teammate. Both men were quickly lost beneath the waves, weighed down by their gear.
A massive 10-day search covering more than 21,000 square miles by US, Spanish, and Japanese forces found no trace. They were declared dead.
Chambers had enlisted in 2012, earned his Trident in 2014, and served multiple deployments, including combat against ISIS. Ingram enlisted in 2019, completed BUD/S in 2021, and was on his first deployment. Their mission succeeded in seizing the weapons, but the cost was two exceptional operators.
We remember Chief Special Warfare Operator Chambers and Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Ingram not only for how they died, but for how they lived and served.
Never forgotten 🔱
Just moments away from winning an Olympic silver medal, Canadian sailor Larry Lemieux made a decision that would cost him the podium, but save two lives.
During the 1988 Seoul Olympics, Lemieux was running second in the Finn-class sailing event when fierce 35-knot winds capsized a nearby boat carrying two Singaporean sailors.
Without hesitation, he abandoned his race, rescued both men from the rough seas, and stayed with them until a patrol boat arrived.
By the time he returned to the course, his chance at a medal was gone.
Instead, the International Olympic Committee awarded him the Pierre de Coubertin Medal for extraordinary sportsmanship, one of the rarest honors in Olympic history.
To this day, Larry Lemieux remains the only Canadian ever to receive it.
Grok @Bot Tesla Integration is officially here!
This is another game changer. While FSD drives you around, you’ll be able to talk to your team of Bots and have them perform tasks, or finish your work.
In this video, one of my Bots ordered me a new pair of AirPods while I was driving to the mall. It also ordered a coffee so I could grab it on the way out.
I was able to drive there, order my AirPods, and get a coffee all totally hands-free. This is another massive reason to buy a @Tesla.
It just keeps getting better and better. Grok Bot integration is available now for Super Heavy Users (more tiers will have access soon).
After 9/11 he walked away from the NFL, joined the Army, passed RASP, made it to the regiment, deployed to Afghanistan, and lost his life in a very unfortunate way while serving his country. This 9/11, I would like to honor Pat Tillman.
Pat Tillman walked away from an NFL career and millions of dollars after 9/11 to fight for his country.
He gave his life in Afghanistan.
You can argue about the war. You can’t argue with the sacrifice. He left it all behind to defend his country.
That’s a hero. 🇺🇸
25 years ago on 9/11, heroes came on two legs and four.
More than 300 search and rescue dogs climbed across mountains of debris and smoldering rubble at Ground Zero, working alongside first responders in the desperate search for survivors.
Therapy dogs also arrived, providing comfort to exhausted and traumatized police officers and firefighters during the devastation.
Today, we remember the four-legged heroes who answered the call.
Today, two firefighters were seen running across the Mackinac Bridge carrying heavy gear and American flags. A heartfelt tribute to the 343 fallen first responders from the NYFD on 9/11,
Todd Beamer was the passenger on United Airlines Flight 93 who rallied fellow passengers to fight back against the 9/11 hijackers with the phrase "Let's roll" and stopped it from reaching Washington, DC.
This is his daughter, Morgan, who was born 4 months after his death and went on to play women's soccer at his alma mater, Wheaton College.
Imagine how proud he would be. 🇺🇸 #neverforget
The 'Man in the Red Bandana' finally honored for his sacrifice.
25 years after Welles Crowther gave his life saving others on 9/11, the 'Man in the Red Bandana' is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Crowther was just 24 when he repeatedly went back into the South Tower, helping as many as 18 people escape. Survivors remembered one unmistakable detail about the stranger who helped save their lives: the red bandana covering his face.
Crowther never made it out, but the people he helped did.
Now his mother and sister accept the nation’s highest civilian honor on his behalf, cementing a legacy born from the extraordinary choice to keep going back for others.
A powerful tribute to the lives lost on 9/11, 25 years after the attacks.
Tunnel to Towers has installed a memorial honoring the victims as the nation prepares to mark a quarter century since that tragic day.
The display outside the White House also features a 12-foot, 16,900-pound steel beam recovered from the World Trade Center's South Tower.
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Nick Ige joined the US Army at 18 and spent the next decade serving mainly with the 75th Ranger Regiment.
He completed six combat tours, received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star with Valor, and later left the battlefield for Harvard University to study neuroscience.
DEVGRU (SEAL Team 6) operator Nicolas Checque gave his life so others could live.
Raised in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, Nick enlisted in the US Navy after finishing high school in 2002 and successfully completed the demanding SEAL training pipeline. He later became a member of DEVGRU and deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan.
On the night of December 8, 2012, during a high-risk hostage rescue operation in Afghanistan, he led as the point man, the first to enter the compound. Early in the assault, the team was spotted approaching the building. Knowing the hostage's life was now in imminent danger, Nick sprinted to the door, made entry, and was engaged by the enemy at close range and killed. The hostage was recovered safely, and many lives were preserved because of his decisive courage.
For his extraordinary valor and sacrifice, Nicolas was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross, the Navy’s second-highest combat decoration.
He is remembered not only as a warrior, but as a resolute and selfless young man who chose to confront danger so that others might come home.
Not forgotten 🔱
Elon Musk checking out @SpaceX's new Starbase, Louisiana location.
Elon: "If you want to make life mutli-planetary, you need serious tonnage. I think we're going to bring 10,000 really exciting jobs to Louisiana. I think Starbase is cool. Starbase, Louisiana it is."
THROWBACK: When former #Steelers LT Alejandro Villanueva stood alone outside the tunnel for the national anthem while his teammates remained inside protesting.
Villanueva graduated from West Point, served three tours in Afghanistan, and earned two Bronze Stars before reaching the #NFL.
“Serving my country was the greatest honor of my life.”
Filmed Yesterday in Austin, Texas. The dog is Diesel, a three-year-old Pit Bull. The man is Mike Torres. Mike had to surrender Diesel eight months ago when he lost his apartment. Been living in his truck. Got into transitional housing last week. Came to find Diesel yesterday. Diesel was in outdoor kennel K-9. Six-foot chain-link fence. Mike was walking down the hallway inside the building. Diesel saw him through the window. Climbed that six-foot fence. Cleared the top. Dropped eight feet. Landed hard. Sprinted through the building corridor. Tackled Mike. Both went down. Shelter director Maria Santos said: "Diesel's never climbed that fence before. Never tried. The second he saw Mike, he scaled it like it wasn't even there." Diesel's shoulder was bruised from the landing. Didn't care. Mike said: "Eight months. Diesel climbed a six-foot fence and jumped. We're never separating again." Sometimes reunion doesn't wait for gates to open.