Turning Tables, U.S. Troops Ambush Taliban With Swift and Lethal Results
“Sergeant Reese gave his rifle to another sniper to cover him while he tried to cut away a Taliban fighter’s ammunition pouches with a four-inch blade. The fighter had only been pretending to be dead, the soldiers said. He lunged for Sergeant Reese, who stabbed him in the left eye.”
Sometimes it’s easy to forget we’re still fighting a war with a defined enemy and objectives.