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The battle of Kamdesh is documented in the 2017 book Red Platoon: A True Story of American Valor by Clinton Romesha, a former United States Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the battle for Combat Outpost Keating in Nuristan, Afghanistan.
View of a pockmarked armored Humvee at COP Keating, severely damaged during the Battle of Kamdesh. After an attack on October 3, 2009 , where the base was nearly overrun, and 8 Americans and 4 Afghan defenders were killed, the base was abandoned and demolished by a bombing from an American B-1 bomber on the night of October 6th, 2009. [ 2 ]
In 2006, PRT Kamdesh – later renamed Combat Outpost Keating – was one of several U.S. Army outposts established in Northern Afghanistan. Located in a remote valley surrounded by the Hindu Kush mountains, the base was regarded as a deathtrap; the troops stationed there faced regular Taliban attacks, culminating in one of the bloodiest American engagements of Operation Enduring Freedom.
"The Outpost," directed by Rod Lurie and based on the book by Jake Tapper, depicts 2009's Battle of Kamdesh in Afghanistan. Review: 'The Outpost' is a visceral depiction of combat but little else ...
The film The Outpost, released on July 3, 2020, was based on the book The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor by Jake Tapper. It follows a series of events on the US military outpost Combat Outpost Keating in the Nurestan Province of Afghanistan leading to the Battle of Kamdesh on October 3, 2009.
Ty Michael Carter (born January 25, 1980) is a retired United States Army staff sergeant and a Medal of Honor recipient. He was awarded the United States Armed Forces' highest military honor for his actions during the 2009 Battle of Kamdesh in Afghanistan.
The Oscar-nominated director wanted to tackle the haunting true story of Latoya Ammons, who claimed her children had been victimized by demons, after finishing his 2009 breakthrough “Precious ...
“The Long Game” is based on the true story of five Mexican American high school students who were banned from playing golf at an all-white Texas country club in the 1950s.