Battle of Shok Valley - Wikipedia
WEBBattle of Shok Valley. Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Members of ODA 3336 in the Shok Valley. Date. 6 April 2008. Location. Shok Valley, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan. Result. U.S./Afghan failure to capture Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.
UNSUNG HEROES: 12 Green Berets Who Took On Hundreds In …
WEBJul 29, 2016 · So when, on the morning of April 6, 2008, a 12-man team of U.S. Special Forces operators with ODA 3336, 3rd Special Forces group jumped from a helicopter into the Shok Valley, they became the...
‘Wake up! You’re not going to die today’: The story of how this …
WEBOct 1, 2018 · The men of Operational Detachment-Alpha 3336 knew it was going to be a harrowing day before they ever set foot in the Shok Valley on April 6, 2008, on a mission in Afghanistan’s remote, and...
3rd Special Forces Group (United States) - Wikipedia
WEBIn 2008, ten members of ODA 3336 were awarded Silver Stars for combat action during the Battle of Shok Valley. It was the largest set of citations for a single battle since the Vietnam War. After the citations were read then-commander of United States Army Special Operations Command, Lieutenant General John F. Mulholland, Jr., stated: [10]
ODA 3336 in the Shok Valley | Defense Media Network
WEBMembers of Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) 3336 of the 3rd Special Forces Group recon the remote Shok Valley of Afghanistan, where they fought an almost seven-hour battle with insurgents in a remote mountainside village.
Operation Commando Wrath | Shok Valley, Afghanistan - SOF …
WEBOct 1, 2018 · Map: Shok Valley is located in the remote mountainous province of Nuristan – highlighted in red. ODA 3312 was about 200 meters up the valley from my position and at the base of the steep hills and sheer cliff faces that ODA 3336 was attempting to negotiate down in order to get out of the direct line of enemy fire.
Trust, brotherhood helped Special Forces detachment overcome …
WEBNov 4, 2019 · ODA 3336 is the only detachment to have two Medal of Honor recipients on the same team. The ODA could also be the most highly-decorated detachment in Army history, however the force will...
7-hour gunfight, 100-foot cliff and now this second Medal of Honor ...
WEBOct 30, 2019 · The jagged terrain and sheer cliffs were too steep for the Chinooks, so ODA 3336 and their Afghan National Army Commandos jumped into a fast-moving, waist-deep river running through the target.
‘We can do a little better for that soldier’: A Green Beret just got ...
WEBOct 1, 2018 · ODA 3336 was on a mission to capture a high-value insurgent target based in a mountainside compound. To get to him, they’d have to leap from a helicopter onto the banks of a freezing river,...
Book: No Way Out - Battle of Shok Valley 2008 - Afghan War News
WEBThe Afghan 201st Commando Kandak participated in the battle - led and advised by the Special Forces detachment 3336 and two other ODAs. The Special Forces detachment in the fiercest part of the fight was ODA 3336 from the 3rd Special Forces Group.