Book excerpt: ‘Sacrifice: A Gold Star Widow’s Fight for the Truth’ Michelle Black 1 day ago After a graveside ceremony, Michelle Black places a white rose on top of Bryan Black s casket and says goodbye for the last time. (Rich LaSalle/Courtesy photo)
The Oct. 4, 2017, ambush of a U.S. Army Special Forces team by militants aligned with the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara caught the American public and the U.S. military flat-footed. The ambush sparked debate over the role U.S. forces played in Africa by shining a spotlight on far-flung missions many people weren’t even aware were underway.