Bio/Wiki
Full Name | Danny Phillip Dietz Jr. |
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Nickname | DJ |
Physical Stats & More
Height | 178 cm |
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Weight | 65 kg |
Eye Color | Dark Brown |
Hair Color | Dark Brown |
Educational Qualification(s)
School | Heritage High School Littleton, Colorado (1999) |
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Educational Qualification | High school graduate |
Personal Life
Date of Birth | 26/01/1980 |
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Birthplace | Aurora, Colorado, the United States of America |
Date of Death | 28/06/2005 |
Place of Death | Kunar Province, Afghanistan |
Age (at the time of death) | 25 Years |
Death Cause | Killed In Action (KIA) during Operation Red Wings (2005) |
Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
Hometown | Aurora, Colorado |
Religion | Christianity |
Hobbies | Drawing, Fishing |
Tattoo(s) | He had three tattoos: a tribal design etched amid his shoulder blades, an image of the grim reaper enveloped by the American flag, and a gargoyle tribal motif imprinted onto his sleeve. |
Relationships & More
Marital Status (at the time of death) | Married |
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Marriage Date | 14/03/2003 |
Family
Father | Danny Phillip Dietz Sr (retired US Navy personnel) | ||||
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Mother | Cynthia Dietz Marsh | ||||
Siblings |
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Spouse | Maria Paz Leveque Dietz (retired from the US Navy in 2005, co-founder of the Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Foundation) |
Career
Military Career |
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Honours & Legacy |
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Style Quotient
Bike Collection | Yamaha YZF-R6 |
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Some Lesser Known Facts
Danny Dietz was a US Navy SEAL in SDVT-1 during Operation Red Wings in Afghanistan. | |
He came from a Native American Apache family. | |
At the Korean Academy of Taekwondo, he earned a black belt in Taekwondo. | |
In school, he played rugby on the school's team. | |
He joined the Navy after training at Great Lakes Naval Training Center in Chicago in 1999. | |
Dietz received radar operation training at Gunner’s Mate “A” School in Pensacola. | |
He joined the BUD/S program to become a Navy SEAL. | |
Dietz completed Jump School in Georgia to become a paratrooper. | |
After a 26-week SEAL Qualification Training, he focused on SEAL Delivery Vehicle training. | |
He received the SEAL team trident badge in January 2001. | |
Dispatched to Virginia in 2001, he joined SDVT-2. | |
In 2005, he was deployed to Afghanistan to support Naval Special Warfare Squadron TEN. | |
Dietz was killed in Operation Red Wings in Afghanistan in 2005. | |
He received the Navy Cross and Purple Heart posthumously. | |
His brother mentioned his aspiration to become a ninja in an interview. | |
He was passionate about animals and disliked rodeo shows. | |
A book titled Danny: The Virtues Within was published about his life in 2013. | |
In the film Lone Survivor, Danny Dietz was portrayed by Emile Hirsch in 2013. |