NY Times: Pinned Down, a Sprint to Escape Taliban Zone

[dapaterson]

From the 20 April edition, an interesting article about one platoon caught in a Taliban ambush:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/20/world/asia/20ambush.html?hp=&pagewanted=all

An American platoon was pinned in the riverbed, which had blossomed into a kill zone. One squad and the radio operator were trapped in a wheat field on the far side. An improvised bomb had just exploded in their midst. The blast wave had blown the soldiers down, and, though the platoon did not yet know it, killed a soldier on the trail.

 

[Smirnoff123]

Rest In Peace Private Dewater. :yellow: