add. the terrorists filled the valley with a hail of bullets and explosions. matt soon received word that the soldiers on the mountains were pinned down and suffering from mounting casualties. he organized the afghan infantry under his command and led a bold counter assault to stop the enemy advance. as machine gun fire rained down from above, matt and his fellow american soldiers, scott ford, ronald scherr, charged up the mountain. once they reached their tram comrades, matt realized several were too gravely wounded be evacuated. he ran down the mountain to get support and climbed back up with bullets spraying all around. not a good place to be. again and again, matt exchanged fire with the enemy and rescued his fellow soldiers.