#VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Neil C. Roberts
Posted on Monday, April 6, 2020 11:30 am Posted in Veteran of the Day by VAntage Point
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Neil C. Roberts, a member of SEAL Team Six and the first casualty of Operation Anaconda.
Neil C. Roberts and his eleven siblings grew up in Woodland, California. After graduating from high school in 1987, Roberts chose to follow in his father’s footsteps and enlist with the Navy. He completed basic training in Orlando, Florida, and became an aviation boatswain’s mate. He then went to aviation electrician’s mate training in Millington, Tennessee.
From 1988 to 1992, Roberts deployed to Guam as an EP-3 Aries I aviation technician with VQ-1, Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron One. During the Gulf War, his squadron deployed in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
After promoting to petty officer first class, Roberts applied for Navy SEAL training. He earned his Trident with Class 184 in October 1992.
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