zak that caught major shoe men s attention, here s how he described the first time that he met zak in sangin. quote major shaman concedes he was in a transactional mood on the day he met zak, yet already work for so many different interpreters, but zak was different, he was physically fit, for one, his english was excellent. most of all, he was willing to go to sangin, which many interpreters avoided given the dangers trying. he said quote, i recognize he was a special guy, and i was very lucky to have him. marines and other platoons begin to eye this new addition to the team with envy, but major schueman had no intention of sharing him. the patrols were long and terrifying as the marines made their way through mind territory, towards villages, often being ambushed. a campaign that killed and severely injured scores of troops. i won t point zak over her to taliban fighters from a distance talking on the radios as they organize an attack on