Afghan "Valley Of Death" Is Sure-Fire Hit With Media (Feature)

The view from a gun position at Firebase Phoenix overlooking the Korengal Valley. Paratroopers from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, occupy several small firebases along the valley in one of the most hard-fought areas in Afghanistan's Regional Command –East area of responsibility. (U.S. Army photo)

Afghan "Valley of Death" Is Sure-Fire
Hit With Media -- Monster And Critics

Korengal Valley, Afghanistan - Minutes after the US Army Humvee leaves its mountain base, 7.62-millimetre bullets tear into the hood and turret until one finally hits driver Alex Goduti's windshield panel dead centre.

The reinforced glass withstands the impact but the next round or two at most will shatter it, so he slams the vehicle in reverse and sends it lurching back up the track.

'I'm so lucky,' the startled 20-year-old tells his buddies, staring at the cobweb of cracks on the pane before his face, while a reporter filming from the back seat wonders at the speedy materialization of his story.

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My Comment: I guess this is where a good portion of the surge is going to base themselves.