Roanoke Navy SEAL Gage Ingram to be remembered at memorial in Justin
NTX Navy SEAL died during mission to nab missiles
Navy Special Warfare Operator 2nd Class Nathan Gage Ingram of Roanoke, Texas began climbing the ladder onto the boat, he slipped, falling into a gap the waves had created between the vessel and the SEALs' combatant craft. As he went under, Navy Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Christopher J. Chambers jumped into the gap to try to save him, according to U.S. officials familiar with the incident.
JUSTIN, Texas - A fallen Navy SEAL from Roanoke will be remembered at a memorial in North Texas next week.
27-year-old Gage Ingram died in January during a mission to intercept weapons being smuggled from Iran to Houthi militants in the Arabian Sea, according to the Pentagon.
A revised account of what happened said that fellow SEAL Christopher Chambers slipped into the gap the high waves had created between the vessel and the SEALs’ combatant craft.
Ingram then jumped in to try to save him, according to U.S. officials familiar with what happened.
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Both men are presumed to have drowned.
Ingram will be honored on Saturday, February 10 at Northwest ISD Stadium in Justin.
The ceremony will start at 10 a.m.