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SEAL Team 8 commanding officer dies in training accident, former Navy Football teammates remember their friend

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U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command said that Commander Brian Bourgeois was injured when he fell while fast-roping down from a helicopter. He died days later.

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  1. Fox News

    Navy SEAL Team 8 member who died after Virginia training accident identified: ‘a great loss' (opens Fox News)

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    A Navy SEAL commander who died from injuries he sustained during a training accident in Virginia Saturday has been identified.

  2. Winchester Star

    Navy: Member of SEAL Team 8 dies after training incident (opens Winchester Star)

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    VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — A service member assigned to SEAL Team 8 died Tuesday after an incident during training, according to the Navy.

  3. Insider

    US Navy says commander of SEAL Team 8 died from injuries sustained in an accident, apparently during fast-rope training (opens Insider)

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    One Navy officer said Cmdr. Brian Bourgeois "was as tough as they come, an outstanding leader, and a committed father, husband and friend."

  4. WHAS Louisville

    Navy SEAL Team 8 commander dies after training incident (opens WHAS Louisville)

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    Cmdr. Brian Bourgeois was injured Saturday when he fell while fast-roping down from a helicopter, Naval Special Warfare Command said.

  5. The Daily Caller

    Navy SEAL Dies After Training Accident (opens The Daily Caller)

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    A Virginia-based Navy Seal died Tuesday after sustaining injuries during a fast-rope training event last week, military officials report.

  6. KIII Corpus Christi

    SEAL Team 8 commanding officer dies in training accident (opens KIII Corpus Christi)

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    Naval Special Warfare Command said Wednesday that Cmdr. Brian Bourgeois was injured when he fell while fast-roping down from a helicopter. He died days later.

  7. Military.com

    SEAL Team Commander Dies After Training Accident (opens Military.com)

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    The commander of one of the Navy's elite SEAL teams died Tuesday after a training accident in Virginia Beach, Virginia, the service announced.

  8. Fox News

    Navy SEAL dead after Virginia training accident: reports (opens Fox News)

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    A U.S. Navy SEAL died Tuesday after being injured over the weekend during a training operation in Virginia, according to a report.

  9. NBC News

    Navy SEAL commander dies after weekend training accident in Virginia (opens NBC News)

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    Naval Special Warfare Command said Wednesday that Cmdr. Brian Bourgeois, 43, was injured Saturday when he fell while fast-roping down from a helicopter.

  10. Wfmy News 2

    SEAL Team 8 commanding officer dies in training accident, former Navy Football teammates remember their friend (opens Wfmy News 2)

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    Wfmy News 2's feed description

    U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command said that Commander Brian Bourgeois was injured when he fell while fast-roping down from a helicopter. He died days later.

  11. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    Navy SEAL Team 8 commander dies from training accident in Virginia (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

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    A Navy SEAL commander has died from injuries he got during a training accident in Virginia. Naval Special Warfare Command said Wednesday that Cmdr. Brian Bourgeois, 43, was injured Saturday when he fell while fast-roping down from a helicopter.

  12. Richmond Times-Dispatch

    Member of SEAL Team 8, stationed in Virginia Beach, dies after training incident (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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    Cmdr. Brian Bourgeois, commanding officer of SEAL Team 8, died Tuesday of injuries suffered during training this weekend, Naval Special Warfare Command said.

  13. Local News 8

    Commander of Navy SEAL Team 8 dies in training accident (opens Local News 8)

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    By Oren Liebermann and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The commander of the US Navy’s SEAL Team 8 died Tuesday from injuries sustained in a training accident in Virginia Beach over the weekend, the Navy said. Cmdr.

  14. Sofrep

    Commander Of SEAL Team Eight Killed In Training Accident (opens Sofrep)

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    The Commanding Officer of SEAL Team 8 has died from his injuries after a fall from a helicopter during a training exercise in Virginia according to Navy officials The Commanding Officer of SEAL Team 8 has died from injuries sustained in a training accident while fast-roping from a helicopter accordi…

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