way up the trail to meet with elders as they reach the village all hell breaks lose. three americans are surrounded and will and the soldiers in the center of the column are pinned down. rocket propelled grenades, mortar, machine gun fire is pouring in from three sides. as he returns fire, will calls for air support but his initial requests are denied will and his team are too close to the village and then he learns that his non commissioned officer west brook has been shot in the next. he makes this way lying on this back he presses a bandage to kenne kenneth s wounds and calls for a medivac trying to keep his buddy calm. the enemy has gotten 20 or 30
reaches the outskirts of the village, all hell breaks loose. almost instantly four americans, three marines, one navy at the front of the column are surrounded. will and the soldiers in the center of the column are pinned down. rocket propelled grenades and mortar, machine gunfire pouring in from three sides. as he returns fire, will calls for air support. but his initial requests are denied. will and his team are too close to the village. then will learns his noncommissioned officer, sergeant first class kenneth westbrook has been shot in the neck. will breaks across 50 meters of open space, bullets biting all around him. lying on his back, he presses a bandage to kenneth s wounds with one hand and calls for a medevac for the other trying to keep his buddy calm. by this time the enemy has gotten closer and they are
reaches the outskirts of the village, all hell breaks loose. almost instantly four americans, three marines, one navy, at the front of the column are surrounded. will and the soldiers in the center of the column are pinned down. rocket propelled grenades, mortar, machine gunfire, all of this is pouring in from three sides. as he returns fire, will calls for air support, but his initial requests are denied. will and his team are too close to the village. then will learns that his noncommissioned officer, sergeant first class kenneth westbrook, has been shot in the neck. so will breaks across 50 meters of open space, bullets biting all around, lying on his back, he presses a bandage to kenneth s wounds with one hand and calls for a medevac with the other, trying to keep his buddy calm. by this time, the enemy has gotten even closer, just 20 or 30 meters away over the radio, they re demanding the americans to