A Tough Fight in the Saw Valley

June 17, 2020 00:54:45
A Tough Fight in the Saw Valley
The Spear
A Tough Fight in the Saw Valley

Jun 17 2020 | 00:54:45

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Show Notes

In 2009, Sgt. 1st Class Sean Ambriz was on his first deployment in Afghanistan. When a platoon became pinned down by enemy fire, he was among the soldiers sent to help. The highest ranking soldier on site asked for volunteers to work their way up the mountainside to treat and evacutate the platoon's casualties. It turned into an hours-long fight to get to them, and continued as they worked their way back down the mountain with the casualties. He shares the story in this episode.

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