Posted October 27, 2017 9:14 am by Comments

By Tactical-Life

The story of the Horse Soldiers—the legendary group of Green Berets from the 5th Special Forces Group’s Operational Detachment Alpha 595, aircrew members from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment and Air Force Combat Controllers who were the first American troops on the ground in Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom in the weeks following the 9/11 terrorist attacks—is finally coming to the big screen in a new film called “12 Strong.” Check out the trailer above.

The team, known as Task Force Dagger, was given the mission to link up with the Afghan Northern Alliance and assist in coordinating the effort to take down the Taliban. Upon arrival, they soon learned that the easiest way of navigating the mountainous terrain of Northern Afghanistan was by horseback. Faced with no other options for transportation, the members of Task Force Dagger mounted up on horses provided by local Afghan tribes. They would be known from there on out as the Horse Soldiers.

Directed by Nicolai Fuglsig, “12 Strong” is based on the book “Horse Soldiers” by Doug Stanton and stars Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Michael Peña, …Read the Rest

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