Red Platoon : a true story of American valor /
Romesha, Clinton,
Red Platoon : a true story of American valor / Clinton Romesha, Medal of Honor recipient. - xv, 378 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
In 2009, Clinton Romesha of Red Platoon and the rest of Black Knight Troop were preparing to shut down Command Outpost (COP) Keating, the most remote and inaccessible in a string of bases built by the United States military in Nuristan and Kunar in the hope of preventing Taliban insurgents from moving freely back and forth between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Three years after its construction, the army was finally ready to concede what the men on the ground had known immediately: it was simply too isolated and too dangerous to defend. On October 3, 2009, after years of constant smaller attacks, the Taliban finally decided to throw everything they had at Keating. The ensuing fourteen-hour battle--and eventual victory--cost eight Americans their lives. Red Platoon is a firsthand account of the Battle for COP Keating, told by Romesha, who spearheaded both the defense of the outpost and the counterattack that drove the Taliban back beyond the wire and received the Medal of Honor for his actions.--From publisher description.
1101984333 9781101984338
Romesha, Clinton.
Romesha, Clinton
2009
Kamdesh, Battle of, Afghanistan, 2009--Personal narratives, American.
Soldiers--United States--Biography.
Heroes--United States--Biography.
Courage--Afghanistan.
Medal of Honor--Biography.
Afghan War, 2001-2021--Regimental histories--United States.
Héros--États-Unis--Biographies.
Courage--Afghānistān.
Medal of Honor--Biographies.
Guerre en Afghānistān, 2001-2021--Histoire des unités--États-Unis.
Courage
Heroes
Medal of Honor
Regimental histories
Soldiers
Combat Outpost Keating (Afghanistan)
Afghanistan
Afghanistan--Combat Outpost Keating
Afghanistan--Nūristān (Province)
United States
Biography
Personal Narrative
Personal narratives
Biographies
Personal narratives--American
Biographies.
Personal narratives.
Biographies.
Récits personnels.
DS371.4123.R763.R437 2016
Red Platoon : a true story of American valor / Clinton Romesha, Medal of Honor recipient. - xv, 378 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
In 2009, Clinton Romesha of Red Platoon and the rest of Black Knight Troop were preparing to shut down Command Outpost (COP) Keating, the most remote and inaccessible in a string of bases built by the United States military in Nuristan and Kunar in the hope of preventing Taliban insurgents from moving freely back and forth between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Three years after its construction, the army was finally ready to concede what the men on the ground had known immediately: it was simply too isolated and too dangerous to defend. On October 3, 2009, after years of constant smaller attacks, the Taliban finally decided to throw everything they had at Keating. The ensuing fourteen-hour battle--and eventual victory--cost eight Americans their lives. Red Platoon is a firsthand account of the Battle for COP Keating, told by Romesha, who spearheaded both the defense of the outpost and the counterattack that drove the Taliban back beyond the wire and received the Medal of Honor for his actions.--From publisher description.
1101984333 9781101984338
Romesha, Clinton.
Romesha, Clinton
2009
Kamdesh, Battle of, Afghanistan, 2009--Personal narratives, American.
Soldiers--United States--Biography.
Heroes--United States--Biography.
Courage--Afghanistan.
Medal of Honor--Biography.
Afghan War, 2001-2021--Regimental histories--United States.
Héros--États-Unis--Biographies.
Courage--Afghānistān.
Medal of Honor--Biographies.
Guerre en Afghānistān, 2001-2021--Histoire des unités--États-Unis.
Courage
Heroes
Medal of Honor
Regimental histories
Soldiers
Combat Outpost Keating (Afghanistan)
Afghanistan
Afghanistan--Combat Outpost Keating
Afghanistan--Nūristān (Province)
United States
Biography
Personal Narrative
Personal narratives
Biographies
Personal narratives--American
Biographies.
Personal narratives.
Biographies.
Récits personnels.
DS371.4123.R763.R437 2016