Face to Face with a Suicide Bomber

January 24, 2018 01:04:57
Face to Face with a Suicide Bomber
The Spear
Face to Face with a Suicide Bomber

Jan 24 2018 | 01:04:57

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Show Notes

On August 16, 2013, Capt. Brandon Thomas was a troop commander deployed to Kandahar province, Afghanistan. That day, during an unplanned halt on a mission, Capt. Thomas and his soldiers were hit by a suicide bomber. In this powerful episode, he talks about that day, the wounds he suffered, and his recovery.

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