Soldiers from Charlie Company patrol near Combat Outpost Margah in the wake of an attack last month. Photo: Spc. David Barnes
Steadfast Under Siege -- The Daily
A remote U.S. outpost in Afghanistan weathers a constant barrage of insurgent attacks
A dusty U.S. Army compound in the hills near the Pakistani border has withstood more than 60 insurgent strikes in 2011, making it one of the most-attacked bases in the Afghanistan war.
Even as plunging temperatures mark the end of this year’s fighting season, there’s been no reprieve for the soldiers defending Combat Outpost Margah: insurgents struck again earlier this month, cloaking themselves in space blankets to hide from the Americans’ night vision and firing machine guns from a nearby riverbed, according to a BBC crew on the scene.
As they had done many times before, the Charlie Company Spartans of 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment repelled the assault with a combination of superior firepower and skill.
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WNU Editor: This is a must read on the ground action report from Afghanistan. Part #2 can be read here.
Hat Tip: Bennie Sham, Rubenstein Communications, Inc.
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