Posted on Jan 26, 2016
On anniversary of his death, MoH recipient a model for Army special operators
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First, there was just one insurgent. A single man jumping from behind a boulder, screaming "Allahu Akbar!"
Staff Sgt. Robert Miller killed the man instantly.
Then, the valley erupted.
More than 140 enemy fighters, holed up in fortified positions overlooking Miller's 3rd Special Forces Group and its Afghan allies, faced the soldiers on three sides.
The soldiers, trapped in the open terrain, had little chance to respond. Some of the enemy fighters were a mere feet away, unleashing hell with AK-47s, rocket-propelled grenades and PKM machine guns.
That day, Jan. 25, 2008, could have been the last for the Green Berets and their allies, according to some of the men who were part of the fight.
Staff Sgt. Robert Miller killed the man instantly.
Then, the valley erupted.
More than 140 enemy fighters, holed up in fortified positions overlooking Miller's 3rd Special Forces Group and its Afghan allies, faced the soldiers on three sides.
The soldiers, trapped in the open terrain, had little chance to respond. Some of the enemy fighters were a mere feet away, unleashing hell with AK-47s, rocket-propelled grenades and PKM machine guns.
That day, Jan. 25, 2008, could have been the last for the Green Berets and their allies, according to some of the men who were part of the fight.
On anniversary of his death, MoH recipient a model for Army special operators
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs Thank you for posting this, we need to be reminded of the heroics of this man and the men like him.
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I'll have to disagree with CPT (Join to see) COL Mikel J. Burroughs as I and many of us veterans do not need to be reminded of the heroism of our fallen soldiers and those that have received these prestigious valor awards. Since I was 15 and learned about the military, I have always held these heroes in high regard. On my wall above my desk is this photograph. Colonel Thorsness is thanking my brother and I for our service. we had to remind him he had it all wrong. When I look at that photo every day, it hurts me to know the horrors that he and others endured.
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