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The SEALs' firefight with Ahmad Shah's Taliban forces began along a high-elevation ridgeline called Sawtalo Sar [52] (whose highest peak is 2,830 m (9,280 ft)). [4] A descent down the east side of the ridgeline leads into the Shuryek Valley. The northeastern gulch in which the SEALs became trapped was in this direction, above the village of ...
This, plus the actions of the two SASR operators working with the 10th Mountain, earned the commander of the Australian SASR force in Afghanistan the U.S. Bronze Star for his unit's outstanding contribution to the war on terrorism. At 20:15 hours, the quick-reaction force and Mako 30/21 were exfiltrated from the Takur Ghar peak.
Edward C. Byers Jr. (born August 4, 1979) is a retired United States Navy SEAL who received the Medal of Honor on February 29, 2016, for the rescue of a civilian in Afghanistan in 2012. Byers retired after 21 years of service on September 19, 2019, at the Washington Navy Yard .
John Allan Chapman (July 14, 1965 – March 4, 2002) was a combat controller in the United States Air Force who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on August 22, 2018, for his actions in the Battle of Takur Ghar during the War in Afghanistan. [1]
Navy SEAL Lieutenant Michael Murphy was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2005 and his dad Daniel Murphy has spent almost every day sharing his legacy at the Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy Navy ...
Battle: It began with the uprising of Taliban prisoners held at Qala-i-Jangi fortress and escalated into one of the bloodiest engagements of the war in Afghanistan Battle of Takur Ghar: 4 March 2002: 5 March 2002: The peak of Takur Ghar: Battle: A helicopter caring a SEAL team went down and began receiving fire from hostile forces Battle of ...
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Petty Officer Marcus Luttrell, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in actions against the enemy while serving in a four-man Special Reconnaissance element with SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team ONE, Naval Special Warfare Task unit, Afghanistan from ...
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