Posted on 05/06/2015 7:12:33 AM PDT by w1n1
On Sept. 27, 2014, a team of U.S. Special Operations troops were dropped into a volatile village in Afghanistan’s Helmand province. The U.S. military had withdrawn thousands of troops from the country in the previous year, and the mission called for 14 Americans and about 24 Afghan commando counterparts to clear a bazaar of weapons and insurgents, and then get out.
It turned into a fight for their lives, three U.S. Special Operations airmen involved in the battle recalled Tuesday. The insurgents, numbering close to 100, sprung a fierce attack in which they not only launched a barrage of fire on the Americans, but made plans on the radio to overrun their position and take them hostage, the airmen said.
On Wednesday, the Air Force will award three prestigious valor combat decorations to its three combat controllers in the battle, service officials said. Senior Airman Dustin H. Temple will receive the rare and prestigious Air Force Cross, which is second only to the Medal of Honor in honoring heroism in combat in the service. Goodman and Tech. Sgt. Matthew J. Greiner will receive the Silver Star, which is two levels below the Medal of Honor. Read the rest of the story here.
When I read about what some of our servicemen do I’m stunned by their bravery.
I can’t remember the name of the book, but there is one out there that details the MOH folks from VN. Hard to read a lot of it because it’s so humbling that the bravery of some folks is hard to believe.
The added valor of these awards comes from having foiled soetoro’s intentions to have murdered them.
The Infantryman’s two best friends, the K-9 and the Air Force Combat Controller.
Gosh, I forget, was this a big deal on the evening news in September?
Oddly I dont think so.
More’s the pity.
I intend to take nothing away from the bravery of these airmen... but with all that support in the air... well... uh...
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