(H/T - Kat)
Stars and Stripes gets the skinny from Col. Charles Preysler, commander of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team. He corrects a couple of misconceptions:
- First, it was a temporary vehicle patrol base, not a full-up forward operating base.
- Second, while the Taliban got within hand-grenade range, and pressed very hard on a particular observation post, they didn’t get into the main position.
- Finally, it wasn’t “abandoned”; rather, it was already planned to be moved on down the line.
Also from the Stars and Stripes - a first-hand account of the battle. Go, read.
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