File talk:SEAL recon rifle.jpg

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It's pretty dubious that the User "Jack Longhearse" is the author of this picture.

The shown sailor is the KIA SEAL Operator Matthew Axelson, Petty Officer 2nd Class, killed during Operation Red Wings 2005.

While the Metadata is showing the same Camera Model was used as for the USN released official Picture of Axelson http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_050628-N-0000X-005.jpg , taken by some maybe unknown USN Operator on duty just a few weeks after this picture, it was most likely the same Camera and/or same Author. — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 77.87.49.243 (talk) 11:36, 30 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]