Battle of Ganjgal
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battle-of-ganjgal-179-2609879
title:
Battle of Ganjgal
text:
The Battle of Ganjgal took place during the War in Afghanistan between American and Afghan forces and the Taliban in Kunar Province, Afghanistan on September 8, 2009. Complaints that the coalition casualties were avoidable and caused by a failure of the chain of command to provide fire support for the team triggered an official investigation and a series of reprimands to several US military officers. Army Captain William D. Swenson and Marine Corporal Dakota Meyer received the Medal of Honor for
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Afghanistan war engagement (2009)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ganjgal
date created:
2011-04-18T23:37:14Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T22:46:24Z
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