Navy Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Aaron C. Vaughn. His grandmother, Geneva Vaughn of Union City, TN., told The Associated Press that her grandson, a TN native, had wanted to be a SEAL since he was a child and returned to combat just two weeks after his 2-month-old daughter was born this summer.<br /><br />“Aaron was a Christian and he’s with Jesus today,” Vaughn said. “He told us when we saw him last November that he wasn’t afraid because he knew where he was going, and he said, ‘Granny, don’t worry about me.’<br /><br />“He was a tough warrior, but he was a gentle man.”

Navy Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Aaron C. Vaughn. His grandmother, Geneva Vaughn of Union City, TN., told The Associated Press that her grandson, a TN native, had wanted to be a SEAL since he was a child and returned to combat just two weeks after his 2-month-old daughter was born this summer.

“Aaron was a Christian and he’s with Jesus today,” Vaughn said. “He told us when we saw him last November that he wasn’t afraid because he knew where he was going, and he said, ‘Granny, don’t worry about me.’

“He was a tough warrior, but he was a gentle man.”