Seymour Hersh

Seymour Hersh

THE SEALS AND THE DHOW

What really happened in the Gulf of Aden

Seymour Hersh's avatar
Seymour Hersh
Feb 15, 2024
∙ Paid
The USS Lewis B. Puller departs Naval Station Norfolk in July 2017. / US Navy photo by Bill Mesta.

This is a painful story for the families of three Navy SEALs. Two of the SEALs were lost at sea and a third was critically injured on a mission on January 11 in the Gulf of Aden between Yemen and Somalia. It was a mission that never should have been ordered…

User's avatar

Continue reading this post for free, courtesy of Seymour Hersh.

Or purchase a paid subscription.
© 2026 Seymour Hersh · Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture