TY  - BOOK
AU  - Romesha,Clinton
TI  - Red Platoon: a true story of American valor 
SN  - 1101984333
AV  - DS371.4123.R763.R437 2016 
PY  - 2017///
CY  - New York, New York
PB  - Dutton
KW  - Romesha, Clinton.
KW  - Romesha, Clinton
KW  - Kamdesh, Battle of, Afghanistan, 2009
KW  - Personal narratives, American
KW  - Soldiers
KW  - United States
KW  - Biography
KW  - Heroes
KW  - Courage
KW  - Afghanistan
KW  - Medal of Honor
KW  - Afghan War, 2001-2021
KW  - Regimental histories
KW  - Héros
KW  - États-Unis
KW  - Biographies
KW  - Afghānistān
KW  - Guerre en Afghānistān, 2001-2021
KW  - Histoire des unités
KW  - fast
KW  - Combat Outpost Keating (Afghanistan)
KW  - Combat Outpost Keating
KW  - Nūristān (Province)
KW  - Personal Narrative
KW  - Personal narratives
KW  - American
KW  - lcgft
KW  - rvmgf
KW  - Récits personnels
N2  - 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
ER  -