The Fight that Earned a Platoon Leader the Silver Star

January 02, 2019 00:48:05
The Fight that Earned a Platoon Leader the Silver Star
The Spear
The Fight that Earned a Platoon Leader the Silver Star

Jan 02 2019 | 00:48:05

/

Show Notes

In 2012, Capt. Nick Dockery was a platoon leader in Afghanistan. When his platoon was attacked during a mission, an intense fight ensued. Capt. Dockery was recently recognized as the 2017 recipient of the Alexander Nininger Award for Valor at Arms by the West Point Association of Graduates for his actions during the engagement.

Other Episodes

Episode

September 26, 2018 01:01:17
Episode Cover

Combat Outpost Keating

On October 3, 2009, several hundred Taliban fighters attacked Combat Outpost Keating, an isolated outpost manned by B Troop, 3-61 CAV and a small...

Listen

Episode 0

May 08, 2020 00:58:14
Episode Cover

The Fight for Barawala Kalay

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...

Listen

Episode

September 28, 2022 00:29:11
Episode Cover

MPs in Baghdad

In 2003, just months after graduating from West Point, Misty Cantwell was a military police platoon leader waiting to cross the border into Iraq....

Listen