Were the Coms down? It is my understanding that the US does back up in situations like this? What gives?
My first boss I had was a veteran of Vietnam. He did 3 tours and joined when he was 17.
He told me only one story about his experiences where they were dropped on this hill they were supposed to defend. He said it lasted 2 weeks and when they were finally relieved there were 5 survivors of 60 men. Screw ups do happen.
He had these piercing blue eyes that always gave me the creeps.
Were the Coms down? It is my understanding that the US does back up in situations like this? What gives?
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It would indeed be nice to see what exactly happened.
From the article: “They used up a quarter of all the British Army’s Afghan ammunition for that entire year.”
Which can only mean that they were being re-supplied frequently during those two months.