Medal of Honor recipients welcome America’s newest Navy SEALs
Stavros Atlamazoglou | May 14, 2021
A few weeks ago, 30 Sailors graduated from the SEAL Qualification Training course and became the newest members of the SEAL Teams.
Theirs was a special graduation as two retired SEALs and Medal of Honor recipients were physically or virtually present as guest speakers.
Master Chief (retired) Ed Byers, a former SEAL Team 6 operator, won the nation’s highest award for valor under fire during a hostage rescue operation in Afghanistan. Byers graduated from SQT Class 242, 100 classes before.
Former Senator Bob Kerrey earned the Medal of Honor in Vietnam during a daring raid in a Vietcong enclave. Kerrey graduated from Underwater Demolition Team Replacement Accession Class 42 (the then-equivalent of BUD/S and SQT), 200 before.
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