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The book was excellent it told the true account of the ordinary soldiers who fought and died for an outpost to try and help afghanis with a better way of life and also the incompetence of people higher up who have never seen or been to war who gave them the orders so that the troops carried out they dont listen to the men on the ground all they do is try to outdo each other till the shot hits. Clinton romesha and ty carter were later awarded the medal of honor for their actions during the battle. Clinton romesha was pleased when early readers of red platoon. An untold story of american valor about keating and interviewed the survivors, said of romesha. Obama awards medal of honor for valor in afghan battle. Medal of honor for attack from over 300 business insider. Jake tappers book is meticulously researched, excellently written and a mustread for everyone who does more than just mouth the phrase, i support the troops. The illfated american military base was in a remote afghan valley.

He provides a window into the false hopes and visions. Former staff sergeant clinton romeshas description of the 2009 battle than won him a medal of honor is short on ego and full of tales of brutality, violence, and valor. Romesha lovingly describes this cohort as exceptionally ordinary men who were put to an extraordinary test. Clinton romeshas heroics were on a medal of honor level. A true story of american valor by medal of honor recipient clinton romesha. Eight soldiers died in the battle and 22 were wounded, including romesha. It stars orlando bloom, scott eastwood, caleb landry jones, milo gibson, jack kesy and will attenborough.

Outpost tells battle story of medal of honor nominee. Cnns tapper 91 tells the stories behind the outpost. It stars orlando bloom, scott eastwood, caleb landry jones, milo gibson, jack kesy and will attenborough the film was scheduled to premiere at the 2020 south by southwest film festival, but the festival was. Probably true, but tapper wasnt trying to tell the story of the moh recipient. An untold story of american valor by jake tapper about the battle of kamdesh. Probably true, but tapper wasnt trying to tell the story of. That author jake tapper didnt tell the story of that battle as well as clint romesha did in red platoon. Clinton romesha chronicles the battle that earned him the. Moh recipients carter and romeshas stories come to screen. If you have hell, even if you havent, next on your reading list should be red platoon.

The grinding, mystifying conflict in which more than 2,000 american soldiers have died. At the time that tapper wrote the book, romesha had not yet received that honor. The outpost that never should have been in a new book, the cnn anchor tells the story of combat outpost keating. The outpost 2019 film the outpost is an upcoming 2019 war drama film directed by rod lurie, based on a 2012 novel the outpost. An untold story of american valor, cnn anchor jake tappers bestselling nonfiction book about the battle. The illfated american military base was in a remote afghan valley, and on oct. Jake tapper of cnn is the author of the outpost, a book that tells the story of staff sergeant clint romesha, whos receiving the congressional medal of. Romeshas story and the stories of the other soldiers whose duty it was to defend the indefensible, including capt. Taliban out, according to the 673page new book the outpost by former abctv white house correspondent jake tapper.

Jake tapper goes more in depth and begins way before the battle. You may have read black hawk down andor lone survivor. Army staff sergeant clinton romesha, who led the courageous battle when. Jake tapper describes the lives and philosophies of the soldiers in such detail that we immediately form a bond with them and their families which causes us to flinch as they doge bullets and rpgs. Medal of honor recipient clint romesha says people need to stop armchair quarterbacking what they would do during a school shooting. Parade red platoon by medal of honor recipient clinton romesha will probably prove to be the definitive literary contribution of the war in afghanistan. In the outpost, jake tapper gives us the powerful saga of cop keating, from its establishment to eventual destruction, introducing us to an unforgettable cast of soldiers and their families, and to a place and war that has remained profoundly distant to most americans. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The outpost is an upcoming war drama film directed by rod lurie, based on a 2012 nonfiction book, the outpost. An exhaustive interview of all the soldiers involved. The battle of kamdesh stands as one of the bloodiest battles of the entire afghan war, made infamous in cnn correspondent jake tappers best.

Clint romesha and other soldiers talk about taking their post back from the taliban in afghanistan. Written by clinton romesha, audiobook narrated by will damron, clinton romesha. This compellingly candid detail written by medal of honor recipient clinton romesha tells of the grisly tumult of the battle of keating through the rawest of lenseshis own. Clinton romesha tells cnns jake tapper about seeing the. The battle of kamdesh stands as one of the bloodiest battles of the entire afghan war, made infamous in cnn correspondent jake tappers bestselling book, the outpost. Jake tapper says clinton romesha, who will be awarded the medal of honor on february 11, inspires us with his courage and humility.

A runaway bestseller, it makes a savage war real, and american courage manifest. The lead with jake tapper, his onehour weekday program, debuted in. I listened to red platoon by clinton romesha before this. Minneapolis startribune jake tapper has written perhaps the best book set in afghanistan to date. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the outpost. An untold story of american valor kindle edition by tapper, jake. In 2009, clinton romesha of red platoon and the rest of the black knight troop were preparing to shut down command outpost keating, the most remote and inaccessible in a string of bases built by the u. Read an excerpt from cnn anchor and chief washington correspondent jake tappers book, the outpost, detailing romeshas time in afghanistan. Cnn anchor and chief washington correspondent jake tapper joined the network in january 20. This official fanpage for medal of honor recipient and author of red platoon, clinton romesha, is updated by his book publisher. Malzberg clinton romesha discuss his book, red platoon. His exploits during the firefight were later written about by journalist jake tapper in his book, the outpost.

An untold story of american valor reprint by jake tapper 15 nov 20. With orlando bloom, scott eastwood, caleb landry jones, jacob scipio. Clinton romesha tells cnn s jake tapper about seeing the dangerous location of his outpost in. In 2009 clinton romesha of red platoon and the rest of the black knight troop were preparing to shut down command outpost keating, the most remote and. Medal of honor recipient, former united states army staff sergeant and author of red platoon joins steve to discuss his book, red platoon. And narrator rob shapiro was outstanding in presenting the material. Memoir by clint romesha, moh recipient, on sale may 3. In his new book, red platoon, romesha vividly retells the harrowing ordeal, a story of courage and sacrifice and brotherhood. Stoney portis mals, the last officer to command cop keating, are told in a new book by cnn correspondent jake tapper 91, the outpost.