The Fight for Barawala Kalay

May 08, 2020 00:58:14
The Fight for Barawala Kalay
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The Fight for Barawala Kalay

May 08 2020 | 00:58:14

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Show Notes

In 2010 Kevin Mott's unit arrived in Afghanistan's Kunar province for a deployment that would see months of hard fighting. At one point, he was even wounded so badly—shot in the head, four fractured vertebrae, a broken leg, a torn labrum—that he was sent back to the United States for medical care. After he returned, the battalion conducted a mission aimed at clearing an area known to have a strong Taliban presence. Kevin shares the story of his platoon's heavy fighting as they worked their way toward their objective of Barawala Kalay.

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