The folks at DVIDS send us links to the story of the “7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment scouts, a few Navy augmentees [who] fought a well-trained, well-equipped and outnumbering enemy in northern Bala Murghab (BMG), Badghis province” two years ago. Below is a video of some still photos with the sounds of the battle when “Army Sgt. Jeff Sheppard, Pfc Ben Bradley, me (Air Force Master Sgt. Kevin Wallace), Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Lee and bomb-sniffing K9 “Valdo” all being wounded by an RPG.”
The entire story of the operation is at the DVIDS link above, but here’s a teaser;
“The Taliban had never seen this type of offensiveness and aggressive actions from ISAF and Afghan National Army (ANA) units before,” stated Golembesky on his website. “Instead of being on winter rest from the heavier fighting in the southeast of the country, the Bala Murghab Taliban was forced to fight throughout the freezing Murghab winter, if they wanted to retain any hope of keeping control over the valley and its vital drug and smuggling routes.”
But you should read the entire story.
Thanks for the video. Hope you 5 of you made it home okay.