UNSUNG HEROES: Stranded In A Firefight, This Pararescueman Fought Like Hell To Save The Wounded
By James Clark
on October 20, 2016
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Trapped on a mountainside and under heavy enemy fire, this Air Force pararescueman never stopped tending to the wounded.
In November, 2010, the American-led coalition in Afghanistan launched Operation Bulldog Bite in Kunar province. The aim: to root out Taliban insurgents in the Watapur Valley, and deny them a safe haven from which to operate.
The mission began on November 12 and the fighting was intense, resulting in daily casualties.
Master Sgt. Roger Sparks, an Air Force pararescuemen tasked with evacuating and treating the wounded, knew the operation would be dangerous, describing the valley as “the Ho Chi Minh Trail of Afghanistan,” in a Stars and Stripes interview.
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