Pathfinders pulled back into war soon after losing six teammates

On May 26, 2011, eight Americans and two Afghans were killed in a series of improvised explosive device attacks in the Shorabak district near the Pakistani border. Six of those killed were from Team 3, in a Pathfinder unit in the 101st Airborne Division’s 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment. In the days that followed, soldiers grappled with their losses as they looked for solace among themselves. They would have little time to grieve before being pulled back into the war.