{"id":115639,"date":"2021-07-20T08:26:25","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T12:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=115639"},"modified":"2021-07-20T09:30:38","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T13:30:38","slug":"doug-reeves-navy-seal-diver-persian-gulf-war-participant-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=115639","title":{"rendered":"Doug Reeves &#8211; Navy SEAL Diver &#038; Persian Gulf War Participant Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_115642\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-115642\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/doug-reeves.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-115642 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/doug-reeves-225x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/doug-reeves-225x333.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/doug-reeves-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/doug-reeves.jpg 415w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-115642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Douglas Reeves<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As a follow-up to a posted article yesterday about Douglas Reeves, we wanted to share an email that Reeves wrote to a genuine Navy SEAL when that SEAL questioned Reeves&#8217; claim of being a Navy SEAL diver.<\/p>\n<p>This email was written before the article yesterday.\u00a0 Click on it to see a larger version.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/reeves-email-redacted.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-115640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/reeves-email-redacted-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/reeves-email-redacted-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/reeves-email-redacted-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/reeves-email-redacted-484x333.jpg 484w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/reeves-email-redacted.jpg 1513w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The short version:<\/em> Reeves will be damned if the Navy or any SEAL is going to tell him that he didn&#8217;t earn that Trident.<\/p>\n<p>BUD\/S is the first phase in becoming a SEAL.\u00a0 An individual must serve in a SEAL unit and complete additional requirements such as parachute training.\u00a0 Although BUD\/S training is substantial, it is not the only requirement.<\/p>\n<p>It also seems as if Reeves has his own definition of the Gulf War and the dates that it encompasses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a follow-up to a posted article yesterday about Douglas Reeves, we wanted to share an &hellip; 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