Shepherds Of Helmand

The war in Afghanistan as fought by the Oregon National Guard

In 2008, a group of 17 soldiers from Oregon National Guard volunteered to deploy to Afghanistan to train a battalion of the Afghan National Army. Their mission was to conduct counter-narcotics patrols in the deadly Helmand Province, a region notorious not only for its opium production but as a Taliban stronghold. This is the story of one of the most decorated units in National Guard history.

Upplagd i sortimentet: 13 november, 2013