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The 12 young soccer players rescued from a cave in northern Thailand paid homage Sunday to the former navy Seal who lost his life in the operation to save them.
The boys, rescued a week ago after more than two weeks trapped in the partially flooded cave, remain quarantined in a hospital in Chiang Rai. They were not told of Seal Saman Kunan’s death until Saturday.
Thai boys soccer team send messages to world from hospital beds
“All cried and expressed their condolences by writing messages on a drawing of Lieutenant Commander Saman,” Jedsada Chokdamrongsuk, Thailand’s secretary for public health, said in a statement.



The boys observed one minute of silence in Saman’s honour, Jedsada said. A photo of the boys released by the Health Ministry shows some of the boys standing, heads bowed, around a picture of Saman.
“They also thanked him and promised to be good boys,” he said.
Saman’s wife, other family members and friends paid their respects to the Seal in a final religious ceremony Sunday.

Thailand’s royal family sponsored the service, and Saman’s ashes were to be floated in the Mekong River, the Bangkok Post reported.
Saman, 38, had retired from Thailand’s navy Seal and was working as an airport security officer when he volunteered for the rescue operation.
Public calls for cave rescue boys and their coach to get Thai citizenship
The triathlete passed out during a dive on July 6 and was declared dead a short time later.
Thailand’s king posthumously promoted Saman to lieutenant commander from petty officer after his death.


“Sam now takes care of everybody in heaven. I will follow in his footsteps here,” his tearful wife said at the memorial service.
“We stay together and we are in each other’s hearts forever.”
Thai cave rescue video: boys sedated and stretchered
The 12 boys ages 12-17 and their 25-year-old coach had gone exploring after a practice June 23, but heavy rains flooded the cave and trapped them more than 2.5 miles from the entrance.
They were found nine days later, and the complex rescue took several days to plan and more than 100 volunteers to complete.

The three-day, international rescue operation was successful, and the boys are being held in quarantine while they recover from minor injuries and regain their strength.
They are expected to be released from the hospital on Thursday.
Thai soccer team is out of the cave, but road to recovery has just begun
More than a dozen countries provided help to the rescue operation. The national tourist bureau released a short video thanking the global community.
“Without national boundaries, working in unity, the world is one,” the narrator says in English. “Thank you.”



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Thai boys saved from cave weep as they learn Navy Seal died to free them

The boys, who are still recovering, only learned of Seal Saman Kunan’s sacrifice on Saturday, and wrote their condolences for his family

People attend the funeral of Samarn Kunan, a former Thai navy diver who died working to rescue a young soccer team trapped for days in a flooded cave, at a temple in Roi Et province, Thailand, July 14, 2018. Dailynews/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE. THAILAND OUT.

Members of the "Wild Boars" soccer team and their coach, rescued from a flooded cave, cry after writing messages on a drawing of Samarn Kunan, a former Thai navy diver who died working to rescue them, at the Chiang Rai Prachanukroh Hospital, in Chiang Rai, Thailand July 14, 2018. Picture taken July 14, 2018. Chiang Rai Prachanukroh Hospital AND Ministry of Public Health/Handout via REUTERS. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT.

Military personnel attend a funeral of Samarn Kunan, a former Thai navy diver who died working to rescue a young soccer team trapped for days in a flooded cave, at a temple in Roi Et province, Thailand, July 14, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE

Samarn Kunan is pictured in unidentified location, Thailand, in this undated image obtained from social media. INSTAGRAM/@SMAANKUNAN/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

Family members hold pictures of Samarn Kunan, a former Thai navy diver who died working to rescue a young soccer team trapped for days in a flooded cave, during his funeral at a temple in Roi Et province, Thailand, July 14, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE.

The 12-member ‘Wild Boars’ soccer team and their coach pose on Saturday with a drawing of Samarn Kunan, a former Thai navy diver who died working to rescue them. Photo: Chiang Rai Prachanukroh Hospital and Ministry of Public Health handout via Reuters

Thai boys soccer team who were rescued from cave send messages to the world from hospital beds

‘Wild Boars’ football team coach Ekkapol Chantawong recovering at the hospital in Chiang Rai province. Photo: AFP/Ministry of Health/Chiang Rai Prachanukroh Hospital

epa06887209 A handout photo made available by the Chiang Rai Prachanukroh Hospital and the Ministry of Public Health shows one of the 13 rescued soccer team members, Ekarat Wongsukchan, nicknamed 'Bew', speaking via video clip from his hospital bed in Chiang Rai province, Thailand, 14 July 2018. Thirteen members of a Thai soccer team, including their assistant coach, were rescued from Tham Luang cave after being trapped for nearly two weeks. EPA-EFE/PUBLIC HEALTH MINISTRY / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

This image made from a video taken on July 13, 2018 and released by Chiang Rai Prachanukroh Hospital, shows some of the 12 boys rescued from the flooded cave, in their hospital room at Chiang Rai Prachanukroh Hospital in Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand. The video was shown during a press conference at the hospital Saturday, July 14, 2018. (Chiang Rai Prachanukroh Hospital via AP)

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Screen grab of video showing villagers trying to rescue the two children buried the rubbish. Photo: Handout

Thai cave rescue video: boys were sedated and stretchered during mission

An image captured from a video inside the cave shows a boy with his eyes closed but appears conscious, with people gathered around him. Photo: AP

epa06880905 A handout photo made available by the Thai Navy SEAL on 11 July 2018 shows the rescuers holding an evacuated soccer team member during the ongoing rescue operations for the youth soccer team and their coach inside a cave complex at Tham Luang cave in Khun Nam Nang Non Forest Park, Chiang Rai province, Thailand. According to reports, all 12 boys of a youth soccer team and their assistant coach have been rescued and evacuated to a hospital on 10 July, 13 members of a youth soccer team including their assistant coach have been trapped in Tham Luang cave since 23 June 2018. EPA-EFE/THAI NAVY SEAL HANDOUT BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

epa06880906 A handout photo made available by the Thai Navy SEAL on 11 July 2018 shows the rescuers holding an evacuated soccer team member during the ongoing rescue operations for the youth soccer team and their coach inside a cave complex at Tham Luang cave in Khun Nam Nang Non Forest Park, Chiang Rai province, Thailand. According to reports, all 12 boys of a youth soccer team and their assistant coach have been rescued and evacuated to a hospital on 10 July, 13 members of a youth soccer team including their assistant coach have been trapped in Tham Luang cave since 23 June 2018. EPA-EFE/THAI NAVY SEAL HANDOUT BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

epaselect epa06880497 A handout photo made available by the Thai government public relations department (PRD) shows the first pictures of the boys from a youth soccer team as are being treated after rescued from a cave, at the hospital in Chiang Rai province, Thailand, 11 July 2018. According to reports, all 12 boys of a child soccer team and their assistant coach have been rescued and evacuated to a hospital, 13 members of a youth soccer team including their assistant coach have been trapped in Tham Luang cave since 23 June 2018. EPA-EFE/PRD / HANDOUT HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

epa06880907 A handout photo made available by the Thai Navy SEAL on 11 July 2018 shows the rescuers holding an evacuated soccer team member during the ongoing rescue operations for the youth soccer team and their coach inside a cave complex at Tham Luang cave in Khun Nam Nang Non Forest Park, Chiang Rai province, Thailand. According to reports, all 12 boys of a youth soccer team and their assistant coach have been rescued and evacuated to a hospital on 10 July, 13 members of a youth soccer team including their assistant coach have been trapped in Tham Luang cave since 23 June 2018. EPA-EFE/THAI NAVY SEAL HANDOUT BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

Divers give first detailed account of Thai cave rescue: water pumps failed after last boy escaped

The last four Thai Navy Seals to exit the cave. Photo: AFP

Thai workers clean a giant water pump as they prepare to leave a cave rescue area in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand, Wednesday, July 11, 2018. A daring rescue mission in the treacherous confines of a flooded cave in northern Thailand has saved all 12 boys and their soccer coach who were trapped deep within the labyrinth, ending a grueling 18-day ordeal that claimed the life of an experienced volunteer diver and riveted people around the world. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

(180710) -- CHIANG RAI, July 10, 2018 (Xinhua) -- An evacuation helicopter is seen in Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai province, Thailand, July 10, 2018. All 12 boys and their football coach have been rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand after being trapped for 18 days, Thai navy SEALs confirmed on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak) (lrz)

Soldiers take out machines after 12 soccer players and their coach were rescued in Tham Luang cave complex in the northern province of Chiang Rai, Thailand, July 10, 2018. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

New images show Thai boys recovering in hospital after being rescued from flooded cave network

An image released by the Thai government shows three of the 12 boys recovering in their hospital beds after being rescued. Photo: AP

This handout video grab taken from footage released by The Thai government public relations department (PRD) and Government spokesman bureau on July 11, 2018 shows members of the "Wild Boars" football team being treated at a hospital in Chiang Rai. The 12 boys rescued from a Thai cave were passed "sleeping" on stretchers through the treacherous passageways, a former Thai Navy SEAL told AFP on July 11, giving the first clear details of an astonishing rescue mission that has captivated the world. / AFP PHOTO / Thai government public relations department (PRD) AND Government spokesman bureau / Handout / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / The government public relations department (PRD) and Government spokesman bureau " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

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The boys, who are still recovering, only learned of Seal Saman Kunan’s sacrifice on Saturday, and wrote their condolences for his family


The boys, who are still recovering, only learned of Seal Saman Kunan’s sacrifice on Saturday, and wrote their condolences for his family.
