Michael Goodboe

From WikiAlpha
Revision as of 23:21, 25 October 2021 by Geo Swan (Talk | contribs) (add reference)

Jump to: navigation, search
Michael Goodboe
Michael Goodboe, and comrades, in Afghanistan.
Michael Goodboe, and comrades, in Afghanistan.
Born USA
Died 2020 (aged 55–56)
Somalia
Nationality USA
Occupation Sailor, mercenary
Known for killed in a bombing in Somalia

Michael Goodboe was an American sailor and mercenary.[1]

During his long career with the United States Navy Goodboe competed to become a Navy SEAL. He was chosen for this highly competitive Special Forces program.

After he retired from the Navy Goodboe decided to become a mercenary, and was hired by the Central Intelligence Agency, which employed his as a clandestine fighter in Somalia.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Declan Walsh; Eric Schmitt; Julian E. Barnes; Tyler Hicks (2021-10-24). The New York Times: p. A1. Archived from the original on 2021-10-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20211025223439/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/24/world/africa/al-shabab-somalia-us-cia.html?campaign_id=2&emc=edit_th_20211025&instance_id=43699&nl=todaysheadlines&regi_id=72919315&segment_id=72574&user_id=5886a91654711bfb65f7768d8b78cfe4. Retrieved 2021-10-25. "The blast last November killed three Somalis and grievously wounded an American: Michael Goodboe, 54, a C.I.A. paramilitary specialist and former Navy SEAL, who was airlifted to a U.S. military hospital in Germany. He died 17 days later." 
Cite error: <ref> tag with name "post-gazette2020-11-24" defined in <references> is not used in prior text.