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A Night in the Pech Valley


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A Night in the Pech Valley is Grant McGarry's account of an operation in the most dangerous terrain for U.S. forces anywhere in the world. The Pech Valley is surrounded by Taliban-filled mountains on the Pakistan border in the Kunar Province, where the mountain peaks push ten thousand feet. On the night of August 18, 2010 a platoon of Army Rangers were on a direct action raid to capture or kill a high value target in the Pech Valley. More than anything, this is the story of the Rangers who ferociously fought through the night and into the next morning. The intent of this book is to tell the story of Army Ranger Christopher Shane Wright, who paid the ultimate sacrifice on the morning of August 19, 2010, so that his name will stand the test of time. Despite being the main effort in the ongoing war in Afghanistan there have been very few stories released about the 75th Ranger Regiment. This book fills that void, allowing the reader to know what it takes to become an Army Ranger and what life is like to be in the Army's premier special operations unit. The elite Army Rangers are unique, loyal, and innovative, and A Night in the Pech Valley portrays these characteristics by etching their sacrifices into our country's history forever.
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ISBN-13: 9780997041408
ISBN-10: 0997041404
Pagini: 372
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Editura: Live the Ranger Creed, LLC

Notă biografică

Grant McGarry is a former US Army Ranger, and a combat veteran with five deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. Upon graduation in 2006 from the University of Alabama, Grant reported to Fort Benning with an enlistment contract "for the hardest thing the Army has to offer." Following his graduation from the Ranger Indoctrination Program Grant was assigned to the 1st Ranger Battalion of the 75th Ranger Regiment. While assigned to 1st Battalion, Grant held several positions and leadership assignments, from rifleman to machine gun team leader, and both squad Alpha and Bravo Team leader. Between deployments, Sergeant McGarry graduated from the U.S. Army Ranger School and was awarded the coveted Ranger Tab. On his fifth and last deployment to Afghanistan, while searching for the 3rd most wanted High Value Target, Sergeant McGarry and his squad were involved in a vicious firefight with enemy forces in the Pech Valley. As a consequence of his actions during the battle, Sergeant McGarry was awarded the Bronze Star with "Valor" Device. Following the completion of his enlistment in 2011, Grant was a civilian security contractor at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, during and after the withdrawal of coalition forces.