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Forgotten War in Afghanistan Described Through Daily Patrols
In Orgun-E Afghanistan soldiers from the 1st Battalion 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment recount a slow, dusty day of waiting. The piece contrasts routine patrols with occasional ambush risk and letters from home, noting 16,700 U.S. troops in Afghanistan and ongoing insurgent activity along the Pakistan border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Orgun
Afghanistan
Ben Crowley
U.S
Nowhere
Crowley
Iraq
Greensboro
N.C
Mohammad Wali
Michael Kennicker
Greenwood, Neb
Herman Sarantes
508Th Parachute Infantry Regiment
178Rd Airborne Brigade
Pakistan
Rick Scavetta
Kandahar
Orgun-E
Paktika
Army
173Rd Airborne Brigade
William Porter
Porter
Bermel
United States
Sarantes
Miami
Hamid Karzai
Garth Miller
Vijai Bhagwandeen
Pfc
Berkley Ward
1-508Th Airborne Infantry Regiment