NPR has an article, audio report and photo album featuring the 5/2 SBCT in Southern Afghanistan. The reporters were with a platoon as it was attacked by an IED that killed two members of the unit - Spc. Aaron Aamot and Spc. Gary Gooch.
One of the most lethal areas in Afghanistan for U.S. troops is the Arghandab Valley, a Taliban stronghold just outside the southern city of Kandahar. The Army's 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team from Fort Lewis, Wash., patrols the area, facing the risk of huge roadside bombs.
One platoon already has lost 11 soldiers, and several more were seriously wounded — about one-third of the force.
One day last week, more bad news crackled over the radio: a Taliban attack and casualties in 2nd Platoon.
With the 5/2 SBCT in Afghanistan
NPR has an article, audio report and photo album featuring the 5/2 SBCT in Southern Afghanistan. The reporters were with a platoon as it was attacked by an IED that killed two members of the unit - Spc. Aaron Aamot and Spc. Gary Gooch.
One of the most lethal areas in Afghanistan for U.S. troops is the Arghandab Valley, a Taliban stronghold just outside the southern city of Kandahar. The Army's 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team from Fort Lewis, Wash., patrols the area, facing the risk of huge roadside bombs.
One platoon already has lost 11 soldiers, and several more were seriously wounded — about one-third of the force.
One day last week, more bad news crackled over the radio: a Taliban attack and casualties in 2nd Platoon.
