Raising a Navy SEAL Team Six DEVGRU Operator. DJ Shipley, Part 2. How I was Raised and Became a Navy SEAL. (2024)

Beautiful, you Jag Off or Yinzer!

You need to write a book Senior.

Great video Don, really enjoyed it.

I saw DJ on the Shawn Ryan show recently. It struck me how he has so many of your mannerisms and expressions. Father & son.

Boy I miss reloading. It sure was fun and produced superior results to off the shelf rounds.

Great video Don i love hearing all of your stories you are a great story teller and i swear i wish i knew you or someone like you when i was growing up going through the tough times as a teenager i believe my life would have turned out different thanks for sharing with us

Really enjoyed this…sometimes we need to remember all the influences on our lives as my Dad passed about 10 years ago and while he was tough on his 6 kids, he (and my Mom) really influenced us to be as good as we could be. Thanks for sharing your story Don!

What a fantastic story about a loving father. My father sounds a lot like yours. He was poor but by hard work became a doctor and yes he bought a farm and yes worked our butts off! Great memories!

Wow. Great video and great hearing how you were raised. I watched your son's interview with Shawn Ryan. I wanna say....DJ looks so much like your father, his grandfather. I see a big resemblance. Can't wait for the other parts and hopefully.....Son joins father for the series ending

The dog story was awesome!!!

What a great reflection, I wish all young lads would have had that same great father you had the great pleasure to draw from. Thank you Don for sharing a very great reflection of how you got where you are. 😎

The podcast with your son was absolutely mind-blowing Don.. I don't know how he does not already have a book deal with what he went through alone in just his military career let alone your entire family history of being in the service.

Sounds very familiar to me........Thanks Don.

Great video Senior! What a great story! Your Dad was awsome!

howdy MOM

Don, your story rings memories...sounds like my Pops! my old man was in WW2..a ..lieutenant ..infantry then signal..too cool..we are lucky men...I also pushed the paper across the table to my Dad, at age 17...in other news..glad you and Diane ok..godspeed on your farm

Mary is chewing on a uhhn 1inch rod.A favorite toy. She will use it like a night stick to get my attention

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Thanks, and have an awesome day.

Your dad and GPA seem like good dudes

Do you still live in N.C.?

🤘🍻 Good morning ESE family. Hope everyone has a great f*cking day!!!

I just finished listening to DJ's interview. Fascinating stuff.

Last things to load up. Like Cardinal says. like the wind I'm gone....

Song: The Walk
Band: Sawyer Brown
Turning the toughest of men into emotional pretzels when they think about their old man. 🍺 Here’s to all the dads that put the time in!

21 above and thats good enough for Me.
Folks can get in trouble with too much of a good thing.
Personaly, I Love Memory Lane, Great Place .I have to be careful because living in the past is easier than trying to figgure out the present.

I think Comrade Putin is wearing a White Hat. His moves in the Ukraine Tie up NATO. This is important because WE are being fed sh*t that our Police are not enough. When a NATO country is suffering unrest, the boss of that country can request PEACE KEEPERS from NATO ,who are now commited .
Atta Boy, Putin.

Good morning Echo platoon and Elegant Echo's, hope everyone has a good day.

Good morning ESEs & EEs, have a good day. 20 degrees warmer today currently at 19F

Morning everybody . Hope all of you have a wonderful day .

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Another fine day and great video. Had to watch it twice. Bryce Canyon: snow on red rock. Have a good evening every one and good morning Cardinal Chuck.

Me and grandpa around the same age. He was a medic and served in Korea right after the armistice was signed. My first duty station was the JSA on the DMZ. Funny how things work out sometimes.
Seeing that marksman rifle badge still irritates me. They really should have given us more rifle time before we had to qual.

Thanks for sharing this. You have a great story and should write a book. Brings back many memories and I had a laugh and a tear thinking about me and my old man

WOW, just WOW! Thanks Don for the for telling us of great upbringing you were exposed too. Lost my Father at 18. Your father was an impressive man! You are equally impressive....apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
Looking forward to the next episode. Hope Diane is feeling better.

That is a very nice video, Don.

Your dad seemed like a very humble, honest, and fair man, who raised you right. And it shows. Well done.

The end of the video almost put me in some tears. It relates to me, as it does to you, and as it does to every man when his father goes. This video makes me think deeply, remembering my own dad and my upbringing. I miss him very much. And I would give anything, just to spend one more day with him. Just one.

Thank You

Thanks for sharing those memories.
Got me to thinking, I don't think I've ever shared my stories of growing up and how or why I joined the Navy. Much like you, I just decided there wasn't anything for me at home after high school. 3 days after graduation I was in Boot Camp.

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Have a great night everyone, gonna watch in a few. Looking forward 👍🇺🇸

i liked the pictures i really dont know he seemed like a nice man

I’m not sure what inspired you to do these last two videos, but thank you Senior Chief. Bravo and thank you.

Thank you Don.
Boy, did you ever bring back a flood of memories for me and my Dad who is also past..
I am reminded of the phrase, something like, "losing a parent is like losing a library" - all those life memories and experiences are gone or fade as time moves on.

I love him for you! Thanks Mr Shipley!

Just watched 'Back to the Outback' with my 6 year old. great kids movie that employs some cloak and dagger sh*t SEALS use except its a kids movie 😎

I lost my Dad on August 11, 2021. He was a retired North Carolina State Trooper. I miss him so much. Thank you, Senior Chief for sharing your memories.

Don, Shipmate.....than YOU so much for sharing your life/soul. It means so much to me. I also joined the Navy at age 17 or five days after I turned 17. You did good. It took me awhile to grow up in the Navy but in those days they gave you room to grow. I am so fortunate they did. As a result I made Chief before I retired. So glad you made Senior Chief. Be proud my shipmate.

Your dad was a breed that I dont think we'll ever see again. My dad was much the same and I lost him when he was only 65. Miss him dearly. Not because I dont know the answer to my questions, but because he was always the calm in stormy waters. Some amazing generations of people back then.

A wonderful tribute to your father, Don. I miss mine too. He was 82nd Airborne in the 50's and a private/commercial rated pilot as a hobby. Always knew the answers...Thanks for sharing.

Consumer price index up 7% Highest since 1982 At that rate we'll be walking to vote in 2024 and it'will be worth the walk

My father was a flight engineer on c130s in Rota Spain... I used to love flying with him.. especially when the old hercy bird would break... We too would experience low approaches over base housing upon return of a crew...really cool! Very similar upbringings.

Don, I commend you for honoring your Mother and Father the way you do. My God says you should honor your Mother and Father. You do that and I admire you for that. I have seen kids put down their parents. BAD ju ju and for no good reason. God bless you don and diane.

Loved all the pics. You narrate a story so well Done. Disappointed when the vid ended. Looking forward to next installment.

After listening to DJ on Shawn Ryan's show and your two great videos Don, I had a lot of emotion's come up. For a few minutes I would like to set aside all of what I just listened to. Being a woman, wife and Mother I need to give a shout out to Diane, Patsy and Dons Mom... I have nothing but respect for the three of you being the Strong women that you are.

Seeing pics of Don's parents and all I could think is where the hell does that werewolf hair line come from?

How do you know if someone's a pilot? They'll tell you (unless they're buying a dog for the farm).
Good sh*t Don. Your dad was a fine American. Sounds a lot like my grandfather as far as his personality, ability to fix anything and his values.

My grandfather did guns for Christmas for me the oldest every year then we past them down to other grandchildren but i still have the 303 british an SKS with bayonet and my favorite the Remington 870 pump duck edition. Thanks for the kick ass update Senior

Great Memories Don

This is probably one of my favorite videos you've posted in the last 8 years since I've been a viewer. It reminds me much of my father and grandfather growing up outside of Pittsburgh. Thank you for sharing these warm memories.

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Good talk Don. Memories were stired up a bit thinken about My Dad.
We had different opinions and I started My life.
The way things turned out is great. I could not have plotted a better course because I am real happy about even the smallest things.
I dont think My Dad ever had it this good.

My parents were 'the silent generation', born in the 30's. Three boys in my family and my dad never did sh*t with any of us. My sister was the princess. I used that experience in a positive way when I raised my own two sons. They call me when they have questions or need advice. I never had that w/ my own father. In and of itself, that was a valuable lesson for me. I joined the Navy for the exact same reasons you did. The youngest of four and I didn't want to hang around and do nothing like my siblings. So I got the f*ck out. One of the best decisions of my life.

Holy crap...Don...write a book...this is rich stuff.

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I didn't know you were related to me!. Your story is quite familiar to me. My grandfather and your father must have been friends or something. This is as if you were relaying my life story. Work for what you want, a boy without responsibility is a waste of humanity. Hunting ,fishing, and my grandfather was the one that I went to when I wanted to join the Navy. He was as proud as a man can get when I went to my first submarine. (As an undesignated seaman) My parents were stunned when I wanted to join, my grandfather just told me to give it 100% or don't join. Maybe it's the way they were raised I don't know. That generation passed on allot of knowlege, as long as you were willing to use your 2 ears and not your mouth. It's a common joke in my family,to never ask Dad the answer to anything, because he won't tell you the answer ,but he will help you to find it. Great video Don. Brought back allot of fond memories

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Great story about how you grew up Senior, thanks for sharing that with us. Your father did a very good job raising you, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Nice to hear you and your father got to spend some time together in Canada. To your father, you, and DJ...thank you for your service !!

When is the book coming out?

damn good video, Senior!! thank you for sharing this with us, looking forward to more

Nice video Don. Enjoy the stories. Think we all share some parallels to some degree. Old school hard work dedication to whatever your endeavors maybe. I'll string along waiting for part 3 . Hope Everyone is having a great day

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