The Attack We Watched... But Couldn't Stop I

Описание: Aaron was on tower watch at Forward Operating Base Shank in Afghanistan when two men on a motorcycle pulled up outside the base wall in broad daylight.

At first, it looked ordinary.

Then one man got off the bike and held up a blanket.

The other man knelt behind it and launched a rocket over the wall toward the base.

From the tower, Aaron and the other soldier could see what was happening — but under the rules of engagement, they couldn't fire unless they could positively identify the shooter.

So they watched the rocket fly over the wall, tracked the motorcycle team with their camera, and followed them until they disappeared into a nearby village.

A tense firsthand story about tower duty, split-second decisions, and the frustration of fighting an enemy that could strike and vanish in seconds.

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