Kiowas in the Pech River Valley

February 15, 2019 00:36:02
Kiowas in the Pech River Valley
The Spear
Kiowas in the Pech River Valley

Feb 15 2019 | 00:36:02

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Show Notes

In 2010, Maj. Patrick Dubois was a lieutenant deployed as a Kiowa helicopter pilot to Afghanistan. One day, a mission to provide support to a ground force changed quickly when he and his co-pilot were asked to do something Kiowa pilots almost never do: land and evacuate a casualty.

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