#Extortion 17 documentary full

#Extortion 17 documentary full

Colonel (US Army, Ret.) Jeffrey Addicott is a full Professor of Law and the Director of the Warrior Defense Project at St. He has also authored numerous OPEDs for various national media outlets, including the New York Post, the Washington Times, Fox News, the American Thinker, and the Western Journal.

He has appeared nationally on Fox News, One America News, the Larry Elder Show, the David Webb Show, On Point with Tomi Lahren, and various other national and local media outlets. Don has written a book on the Lorance case, TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE: The Shocking Prosecution of Lieutenant Clint Lorance.ĭon has been a featured speaker at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, the Richard Nixon Presidential Library, and has been a frequent guest on the Sean Hannity Show.

The Lorance case received international news coverage in Europe and the United States, culminating with President Trump’s pardon. President Trump pardoned Lieutenant Lorance on November 15th, 2019. Army paratrooper sentenced to 20 years imprisonment under the Obama administration, stemming from a firefight on a battlefield in Afghanistan. Don is also a practicing attorney, perhaps best known for representing Lt. Military, including the national bestsellers, LAST FIGHTER PILOT, TREASON, and CALL SIGN EXTORTION 17: The Shoot-Down of Seal Team Six. Navy JAG Officer and author of 15 books on the U.S. Why did it take 17 minutes to fly a 10-minute mission? Why was the black box missing from the crash site? Why was the Fire Control Officer of the AC-130 Gunship flying above denied permission to engage the enemy preparing to mount an attack against the helicopter? Ten years later, these same questions are still being asked, but now as military personnel come forward, so do long awaited answers.ĭon Brown is a former U.S. Immediately following the military’s investigative report of the shootdown, questions were raised. This was the greatest single-incident loss of life in the history of the Navy SEALs, U. Thirty Americans and one American military working dog were shot out of the sky – no survivors. The team readied themselves as the pilot gave the signal to prepare the troops to exit the bird, “One minute… one minute.”īut Extortion 17 and the personnel aboard would never reach their destination. Flying just above the treetops, the helicopter rapidly entered the Tangi valley, headed for a small village. Army Chinook helicopter, call sign Extortion 17, and lifted off for their mission. On a moonless night in Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011, at approximately 2:22 AM local time, Gold Squadron of SEAL Team Six boarded a U.S.