1 platoon vs. 300 enemy | Afghan War | Battle of Wanat

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The battle of Wanat was one of the bloodiest in all of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. During the early morning hours of July 13th over 200 enemy insurgents moved into place to assault the newly half built combat outpost. 49 American soldiers held off the enemy and prevented their base from being over run.

9 soldiers from the 173rd Airborne were KIA:
-Jonathan P. Brostrom, 24, of Aiea, Hawaii
- Israel Garcia, 24, of Long Beach, California
- Jonathan R. Ayers, 24, of Snellville, Georgia
- Jason M. Bogar, 25, of Seattle, Washington
- Jason D. Hovater, 24, of Clinton, Tennessee
- Matthew B. Phillips, 27, of Jasper, Georgia
- Pruitt A. Rainey, 22, of Haw River, North Carolina
- Gunnar W. Zwilling, 20, of Florissant, Missouri
- Sergio S. Abad, 21, of Morganfield, Kentucky

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Sources:
Soviet Storm: World War II in the East (documentary)

The Staff of the US Army Combat Studies
Institutehttps://history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/GWOT/Wanat.pdf

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