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Beutiful US Navy Seals "Molon labe" ("ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ") velcro patch showing a spartan helmet with his swords.
The sentence "Molon labe" ("ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ" in greek) means "Come and get them!", and according to the legend it was said by Leonidas the King of Sparta in response to the Persian army demand that the Spartans surrender their weapons at the Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC).
NAVY SEALS (source: Wikipedia)
The United States Navy Sea, Air, and Land Teams, commonly known as the U.S. Navy SEALs, are the U.S. Navy principal special operations force and a part of the Naval Special Warfare Command (NSWC) and SOCOM.
"SEAL" is always capitalized in reference to members of the Naval Special Warfare community. The acronym is derived from their capacity to operate at sea, in the air, and on land. SEALs are male members of the United States Navy.
The modern-day U.S. Navy SEALs can trace their roots to World War II. The United States Navy recognized the need for the covert reconnaissance of landing beaches and coastal defenses. As a result, the Amphibious Scout and Raider School was established in 1942 at Fort Pierce, Florida. The Scouts and Raiders, previous name of the modern Navy SEALs, were formed in September of that year, just nine months after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
They have been involved in many conflicts around the world, from the Korean War to Afghanistan and Iraq wars, and have also participated in the fight against the Somalian pirates.
One of their most famous missions was the kill of Osama Bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
SEAL training is extremely rigorous, having a reputation as some of the toughest anywhere in the world. The drop out rate for BUD/S classes are sometimes over 90 percent. The average Navy SEAL spends over a year in a series of formal training environments.
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