Was Crashed Copter’s Rescue Mission Necessary?

A heartbreaking twist in the helicopter tragedy that claimed 38 US and Afghan lives: The rescue mission the troops were en route to may not even have been necessary. Special Operations forces in the remote Tangi Valley requested assistance after coming under fire from “several” insurgents, even though they were…

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Was Crashed Copter’s Rescue Mission Necessary?

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