article_snippet: a U.S. Navy official was identified Thursday as Special Warfare Operator 3rd Class Jason Kortz, 29, of Highlands Ranch, Colorado.
article_snippet: Kortz joined the SEALs in September after enlisting in U.S. Navy two years earlier.
article_snippet: Kortz was married, U.S. Navy U.S. Navy said.
article_snippet: Kortz was part of a West Coast-based Navy SEAL team.
highlights_snippet: Navy identifies deceased sailor as Jason Kortz, who leaves behind a wife .
  