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Into the Fire

a First-hand Account of the Most Extraordinary Battle in the Afghan War
Dec 31, 2017mikemarotta rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
By all accounts, Cpl. Dakota Meyer did everything right despite a deteriorating operational situation. His personal grief is that he could not get back to save the men of his fire team while he returned time and again into the kill zone, bringing out wounded Americans and Afghans. How that happened is a series of failures, the single greatest of which was the refusal of the forward operating base (FOB) to direct artillery and air support to their support and rescue. The FOB was limited by its rules of engagement. And the leadership refused to move above or beyond them.