20 taliban fighters are so close, the troops have to launch small mortars, nearly straight up. practically firing on top of themselves, ammunition is running low. and it's worse than anyone first thought. as the battle rages, the soldiers find two more americans receively wounded. they load the men on stretchers and carry them off the roof. with so many men hurt, loftis moves in, he takes up a machine gun and lays down suppressive fire. after 30 minutes, the fighting stops. a medevac helicopter ferries away the wounded. the americans have won the day. but why? for nearly a decade, there have