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Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/branch | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1978 – 2003 |
Unit | SEAL Team 2 |
Awards | Navy and Marine Corps Medal |
Website | www |
Donald "Don" Shipley is a retired United States Navy SEAL. Following his retirement, he gained recognition for publicly outing false claims of military service.
Don Shipley joined the United States Navy in 1978 and became a Navy SEAL in 1984 after graduating BUD/S class 131. Shipley served in SEAL Team One, SEAL Team Two, the Naval Special Warfare Center, Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S), and Naval Special Warfare Group Two (NSWG-2), NAB Little Creek, Virginia as a SEAL Advanced Training Instructor.
While serving with SEAL Team Two, Shipley conducted operations in Bosnia and Liberia. He became the first non-corpsman SEAL to graduate from paramedic school. He served in eight SEAL Platoons, was Platoon Chief in five, and awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroism during a search and rescue mission.