Taking the Wrong Trail

May 11, 2022 00:42:16
Taking the Wrong Trail
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Taking the Wrong Trail

May 11 2022 | 00:42:16

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Show Notes

In 2012, Rich Kent was a platoon leader deployed to Panjwai in Afghanistan's Kandahar province. Tasked with locating an IED cell in a small village just outside his normal area of operations, Kent was leading his platoon along a trail after receiving a tip about the location of Taliban fighters. After inadvertently drifting onto a different trail less traveled, Kent was reorienting his soldiers toward their target building when he stepped on an IED. He joins this episode to tell the story.

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