REMEMBERING EXTORTION 17 – 10 Years Ago Today American Heroes Gave Their Lives for this Country
By Joe Hoft Ten years ago today a group of American soldiers known as Extortion 17 gave their lives for this country. Special Ops Magazine reported: On August 6th, 2011, a U.S. Boeing CH-47 Chinook military helicopter was shot down while transporting a quick reaction force attempting to reinforce an engaged unit of Army Rangers in Wardak province, west of Kabul, Afghanistan. With 38 people killed on board, it was the largest single-day loss of life in naval special warfare history and the largest single-day loss of life during the war in Afghanistan. The events that unfolded that night...
By Joe Hoft Ten years ago today a group of American soldiers known as Extortion 17 gave their lives for this country. Special Ops Magazine reported: On August 6th, 2011, a U.S. Boeing CH-47 Chinook military helicopter was shot...
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