Navy seal biography thomas ratzlaff

          SOCS Ratzlaff was killed on August 6, in Wardak Province, Afghanistan when insurgents shot down a CH Chinook helicopter, callsign Extortion

        1. SOCS Ratzlaff was killed on August 6, in Wardak Province, Afghanistan when insurgents shot down a CH Chinook helicopter, callsign Extortion
        2. He graduated from Green Forest High School in and immediately enlisted in the U.S. Navy in May from his hometown of Green Forest, AR.
        3. Senior Chief Ratzlaff,
        4. Thomas Ratzlaff was born on November 3, , in Harrison, Arkansas.
        5. Thomas Arthur Ratzlaff, 34, of Green Forest died Aug. 6 along with 29 other US military personnel when their helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan.

          6. Senior Chief Ratzlaff,...

          Thomas Arthur Ratzlaff (34) was born on November 3, 1976, in Harrison, Arkansas. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on May 25, 1995, and completed basic training at NTC Great Lakes, Illinois, in July 1995.

          Ratzlaff next completed gunner's mate training at NTC Great Lakes from August 1995 to March 1996, and then served aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG-993) from April 1996 to March 1998.

          Petty Officer Ratzlaff attended Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training at NAB Coronado, California, from June to December 1998 and then Jump School at Fort Benning, Georgia, in January 1999.

          Ratzlaff, 34, of Green Forest, Ark., died Aug. 6 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his CH Chinook helicopter crashed.

          He served with SEAL Team TWO at NAB Little Creek, Virginia, from February 1999 to April 2003, followed by service with Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU) at Dam Neck, Virginia, from April 2003 until he was killed in action when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was aboard was shot down in Afghanistan on August 6, 2011.

          SCPO Ratzlaff was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. While s