Heroes Indeed
January 14th, 2008
Courtesy of Soldiers Angels Germany, comes this compelling video.
Dramatic and moving images of US Army Paratroopers and Afghan Army soldiers being evacuated after a November 2007 ambush near Forward Operating Base Bella, home of Chosen Company, 2-503rd PIR, 173rd ABCT in Nuristan Province, Afghanistan.
The troops were on their way back from a meeting in a nearby village just two miles from OP Bella when they were attacked on 9 November. Five Soldiers from the 173rd ABCT and one Marine were killed. Eight more Sky Soldiers and 11 ANA were wounded.
Eight separate air crews subsequently conducted what was to become a 31-hour medevac mission involving multiple lifts.
The balance of the story of this heroic rescue may be found here.
Written by Sue
Posted in 2 Responses to “Heroes Indeed”
What courageous and skilled people we have in our military who would never consider themselves heroes. But we all know they are.
To them it’s just another day at the office..the likes of which most of us will never see up close and personal.