{"id":92394,"date":"2019-11-03T13:03:19","date_gmt":"2019-11-03T17:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=92394"},"modified":"2019-11-03T13:03:19","modified_gmt":"2019-11-03T17:03:19","slug":"retired-navy-seal-survivor-favorite-passes-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=92394","title":{"rendered":"Retired Navy SEAL, Survivor Favorite, Passes Away"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_92400\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92400\" style=\"width: 489px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-92400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Rudy-Boesch-served-in-the-Mekong-Delta-during-the-Vietnam-War-489x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"489\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Rudy-Boesch-served-in-the-Mekong-Delta-during-the-Vietnam-War-489x333.jpg 489w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Rudy-Boesch-served-in-the-Mekong-Delta-during-the-Vietnam-War-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Rudy-Boesch-served-in-the-Mekong-Delta-during-the-Vietnam-War.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92400\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Rudy Boesch did two combat tours in Vietnam. (Navy)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Retired Navy SEAL, Rudy Boesch, passed away Friday night while surrounded by family. He was 91. He showed up in the inaugural season of Survivor and was a favorite among the fans. He returned for their eighth season, the &#8220;All-Star&#8221; season.<\/p>\n<p>He may have not placed first in the show, but he survived where he needed to survive. He did two combat tours in Vietnam. He earned the Bronze Star. He&#8217;s also credited with the longest time in service among the SEALS. He served for 45 years.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">From the Navy Times:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Navy Times editor&#8217;s note: Rudolph Boesch was still in training when World War II ended, but he worked his way up the UDTs in the 1950s and was advanced to Chief of the Boat of SEAL Team 2 when it was formed in 1962. Master Chief Boatswain&#8217;s Mate Boesch retired in 1990 after serving more than 45 years in the special warfare community, including two tours in Vietnam. A command master chief, he was the first senior enlisted adviser at the newly founded U.S. Special Operations Command and departed active duty as the &#8220;Bullfrog,&#8221; the SEAL with the longest continuous TIS. We&#8217;ll second Gonzalez. He was a legend. Fair winds and following seas, Rudy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>You could read more on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/11\/02\/retired-seal-rudy-boesch-early-fan-favorite-on-survivor-dies\/\">Navy Times<\/a>, to include additional photos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Retired Navy SEAL, Rudy Boesch, passed away Friday night while surrounded by family. 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