The Tragic Story Of Outpost Restrepo Sums Up The Whole Afghan War -- Paul Szoldra, Business Insider
Troops nicknamed Afghanistan's Korengal Valley "Death Valley" for a reason.
If it wasn't the sheer amount of bombs dropped (more than in the rest of Afghanistan combined at one point), it was the number of American lives consumed during brutal, most often daily fire fights — usually for a matter of feet and inches.
The hard-fought swath of ground in this instance was Combat Outpost Restrepo, an offshoot of a bigger outpost, and more importantly, an offshoot won following a brutal fight in the wake of Juan "Doc" Restrepo's death in combat.
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My Comment: If you have the chance .... catch the film Restropo. (the trailer is the above video)
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