Former Sen. Dole, a decorated WWII veteran, promoted to colonel By Sean Kimmons, Army News Service “As a platoon leader in the famed 10th Mountain Division, 21-year-old Bob Dole was gravely wounded on a hill in the Italian mountains just two weeks before the end of the war. Trying to pull his radioman to safety …
Former Sen. Dole, a decorated WWII veteran, promoted to colonel By Sean Kimmons, Army News Service “As a platoon leader in the famed 10th Mountain Division, 21-year-old Bob Dole was gravely wounded on a hill in the Italian mountains just two weeks before the end of the war. Trying to pull his radioman to safety …
November 2001, Australia joined the United States-led coalition to disrupt the use of Afghanistan as a terrorist base of operations, to remove the Taliban from power and to defeat al Qaeda in Afghanistan. There was no indication at the time that this would be Australia’s longest war. For the Australian Army, the mission in Afghanistan …
Operation Anaconda, Shah-i-Khot Valley, Afghanistan, 2-10 March 20021 Adam Geibel © 2002 A short excerpt covering the role of the SAS. For full article see link below. They just kept sending them into our meat grinder. We’ve killed several hundred of them, but they just keep coming. Major General F.L. Hagenbeck2 The Special Operations …
Above: Medal of Honor recipient Master Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Britt Slabinski recounts his actions while leading a team under heavy effective enemy fire in an attempt to rescue teammate Petty Officer First Class Neil Roberts during Operation Anaconda in 2002. Slabinski’s selfless actions throughout the 14-hour battle constituted gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of …
