One third of the way through its deployment in the Arghandab Valley, 1-17's 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company (Dan is 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company) has had 11 soldiers killed in action, with many others badly wounded -- a 30+ percent casualty rate. Last week two more men from 2 Charlie died and two others were injured when their Stryker was attacked by an IED.
A reporter from NPR was embedded with 1-17 at the time of the attack. His account of the aftermath and the recovery of the Stryker on the following day, along with pictures and audio, can be found here and here.
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