Here are the first details of the attack on the outpost and FOB at Wanat in Kunar Province Afghanistan. This story is the result of interviews with survivors of the attack while they are recuperating in Landstuhl, Germany. I had no doubt that there was going to be some great stories of bravery to come out of this terrible attack. This is the first recount I have read of the attack and I am sure there are more to come.
The terrible loss of 173rd Airborne soldiers has been all over the news lately. I encourage you to take 5 minutes and read the following story. Take some time and try to imagine the hell they were going through as they were fighting for their lives.
http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=56237
Our Fallen Will Not Be Forgotten. On Friday, July 11, 2008, the 173d Airborne Brigade National Memorial Foundation conducted a Groundbreaking Cermony at Ft. Benning, GA, for the 173d Airborne Brigade National Memorial that will be built on a piece of American soil. The names of the 1,643 “Sky Soldiers” that died in Viet Nam and the names of 69 “Sky Soldiers” that died in Iraq and Afghanistan will be on the 173d Memorial. Go to http://www.173dmemorial.org for more information.
I thank all the men who had given their lives for our country that I now fight for. If it wasn’t for these men, The greatest army in the world might not have existed. Those men in Viet Nam and in Iraq and Afghanistan gave the ultimate sacrifice along with their brothers in arms to ensure that peace is kept in the States. We as soldiers and as Americans should not allow their deaths to be in vein, we shall overcome this war and bring peace to those regions.