Virginia Beach - Based seal killed in Afghanistan

THEY'RE CALLED THE BEST OF THE BEST. WE'RE ILEARNING MORE ABOUT THE DEATH OF A NAVY SEAL. 28-YEAR-OLD NICOLAS CHECQUE DIED IN AFGHANISTAN. WE FIRST REPORTED OVER THE WEEKEND. STEPHANIE HARRIS HAS MORE ON PETTY OFFICER FIRST CLASS CHECQUE AND THE MISSION HE WAS ON. PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASS NICOLAS CHECQUE DIED DURING A MISSION TO RESCUE AN AMERICAN DOCTOR KIDNAPPED- REPORTEDLY- BY THE TALIBAN. AS YOU MAY KNOW SEALS ARE A VERY SECRETIVE COMMUNITY - WHAT THEY DO IS USUALLY CLASSIFIED, BUT HERE'S WHAT WE CAN TELL YOU. NICOLAS CHECQUE WAS JUST 28 YEARS OLD, BUT ALREADY A DECORATED VETERAN. HE WAS PART VIRGNIA BEACH'S FAMED SEAL TEAM SIX, THE TEAM THAT KILLED OSAMA BIN LADEN. ALTHOUGH ITS NOT KNOWN IF HE WAS PART OF THAT MISSION, HE RECEIVED MANY AWARDS INCLUDING THE BRONZE STAR AND TWO OTHERS FOR COMBAT VALOR. (NATS FIGHTING VIDEO FROM AFGHANISTAN) THE MAN CHECQUE AND HIS TEAM SAVED SATURDAY IS DILIP JOSEPH. HE WORKS WITH A RELIEF GROUP CALLED MORNING STAR DEVELOPMENT OUT OF COLORADO. A STATEMENT ON MORNING STAR'S WEBSITE READS "OUR RELIEF IN THE SAFE RESCUE OF MR. JOSEPH IS NOW TEMPERED BY OUR DEEP GRIEF OVER THE LOSS OF THIS TRUE HERO. WE OFFER OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO HIS FAMILY AND TO HIS FELLOW TEAM MEMBERS. WE WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT WE WILL ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL FOR THIS SACRIFICE AND THAT WE WILL HONOR THAT SACRIFICE IN ANY WAY WE CAN." 10 ON YOUR SIDE WENT CHECQUE'S HOME IN THE LANDSTOWN LAKES SECTION OF VIRGINIA BEACH. NO ONE CAME TO THE DOOR. BUT WE DID GET THESE PICUTRES OF HIM FROM HIS HIGH SCHOOL IN MONROEVILLE PENNSYLVAINIA, JUST EAST OF PITTSBURGH. IT APPEARS MOST OF HIS FAMILY LIVES THERE, THEY WERE TO UPSET TO TALK TO REPORTERS JUST YET. DR. JOSEPH IS EXPECTED TO RETURN HOME TO THE U-S IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. THE PRESIDENT AND PENTAGON ARE PRAISING THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICE OF CHECQUE AND THE SEAL TEAM. STEPHANIE HARRIS, 10 ON YOUR SIDE. A NEW PENTAGON REPORT ON AFGHANISTAN SHOWS: INSIDER ATTACKS ARE A CONTINUING PROBLEM. THAT IS WHERE FORCES OR PEOPLE, DRESSED IN AFGHAN UNIFORMS, TURN THEIR WEAPONS ON COALITION TROOPS WHO ARE TRAINING THEM. MANY MITIGATION POLICIES HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE RECENTLY, BUT THE REPORTS SAY IT WILL TAKE TIME TO ASSESS THEIR EFFECTIVENESS.