They Fought to the Death Alongside Green Berets — Now, They Are Green Berets
Mil & Intel
By Maggie BenZvi | July 21, 2021
In a rare honor, two soldiers who fought to the death alongside Special Forces teammates in an infamous October 2017 ambush in Niger were symbolically presented with Green Berets on Tuesday.
Sgt. La David Johnson and Sgt. 1st Class Jeremiah Johnson were assigned to an 11-man team with 3rd Special Forces Group in Niger on Oct. 4, 2017, when the unit was ambushed by more than 100 Islamic State Group terrorists on a remote road. The team became separated during the ambush, with four of the men killed and two injured.
The team, along with more than 30 Nigerien troops, were pursuing a local ISIS commander, Doundoun Cheffou. A helicopter support team pulled out due to weather conditions, leaving the team exposed in Tongo Tongo, near the border with Mali.
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