Story by Staff Sgt. Kristen Duus | 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division | 06.09.2013
The sun had yet to rise over the mountains surrounding the Arghandab Valley in Kandahar province as soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Courage Company, 4th Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, prepared for one of their final missions in early June. The soldiers partnered with squads from the Afghan National Army and Afghan Local Police to patrol the local village of......
