From General to Sergeant Haight’s Unlikely Army Tale
Sgt. Russell K. Haight recounts his rise from Denver high school dropout to Canadian army commando, U.S. infantry, pilot trainee, and Civil Engineer in Afghanistan. He later commanded a Kashmir brigade before fleeing a life-threatening plot and seeking safety in New Delhi.
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Ex-General Haight recounts Kashmir campaign and escape
Haight describes leading 500 regulars and 1 500 tribesmen in Kashmir with a high risk plan to drive out the Indian army. He refused a salary, was offered promotion, faced Russian agents and a bounty, escaped by pretending to be a reporter, then returned to the United States with his family.
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