(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.
