On August 3, 2006, 13 US soldiers are ordered to the worst village in the Korangal Valley. Abandoned by the Afghan National Army soldiers supporting them, ambushed by the Taliban, almost out of ammunition and water, surrounded, and ordered to continue their mission, its amazing any of them survived.

Landigal: Afghanistan War series. Soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division in the Korangal Valley, Kunar Province, Afghanistan

History

Christ, Mr. James F.

Asia

Tuskegee Leader LLC

On July 5, 2006, the 3rd Platoon, Attack Company, 1/32 is ambushed in Waterpor Valley near the village of Tsangar, an area rife with Taliban insurgents. Seen from the eyes of the soldiers who fought the battle, Tsangar shows the demands and sacrifices US servicemen face in the Global War on Terror.

Tsangar: Afghanistan War series; soldiers of A/1/32 in Waterpor Valley, Afghanistan, July 5-6, 2006

Military

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

On July 24, 2006, while scrambling to save a local man kidmapped by the Taliban, elements of C/1/32 10th Mountain Division are ambushed in Shudergay Valley, a tributary valley along the Pech. Facing annihilation, the ambushed patrol is saved by the courage of SGT David Hierholzer, until help can arrive.

Shudergay: Afghanistan War series; soldiers of C/1/32 are ambushed in the Pech Valley on July 24, 2006

On October 12, 2003, five US embedded tactical trainers (ETTs) working with the fledgling Afghan National Army, are ambushed at a derelict former Soviet tank park called "the Bone Yard" by militia of a local warlord. Outnumber 10 to 1, the US soldiers must clover around their vehicles--except for their commander, LTC Tom Brewer, who is cut off from them, and wounded--and fight it out until help arrives over an hour later. The Bone Yard gives an example of combat in the early years of the Afghanistan War.

The Bone Yard: Afghanistan War series

On April 22, 2007, the most wanted terrorist in the Pech is thought to be hiding in his home village of Shudergay. Answering an intel lead, soldiers of the Second Platoon, C/1/32 10th Mountain Division, head up to investigate. They occupy the village at dawn and unknowingly trap the enemy commander, who frantically begins calling for help on his radio. From all over the Pech, and from across the Pakistani border, insurgents rush to Shudergay to attack the Second Platoon and free their trapped leader. The US soldiers are unaware that the enemy commander is hiding somewhere in the village and are stunned to find the enemy--who typically flee after the first few minutes of combat and certainly before air support arrives--not only staying and fighting but maneuvering on them and aggressively trying to wipe them out. The battle escalates when the Third Platoon attempts to relieve the embattled Second Platoon and are themselves ambushed by insurgents arriving from Pakistan. The 17 Hour firefight results...

The 17 Hour Firefight: C Company/1/32 at Shudergay, April 2007 (Afghanistan War Series)