Photos: Navy SEALs in Action

U.S. Navy SEALs in Action
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Origin
Soldiers from a U.S. Navy SEALs unit disembark from a Navy landing craft during a mission in the Rung Sat zone of South Vietnam on March 13, 1967. The Navy SEAL (which stands for Sea, Air and Land) teams were created in 1962, shortly after President John F. Kennedy took office, as the Vietnam conflict escalated.

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