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10-25-2009, 11:54 AM
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Source: The Sun Online
British troops battled Taliban hordes to rescue a special forces team whose helicopter crash-landed in Afghanistan.
The 120 Black Watch heroes were scrambled to the crash minutes after an SOS went out.
Twenty SAS men and 30 Afghan troops on a special mission had become pinned down after their Chinook was crippled by a fault.
Alpha Company of the 3rd Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland (Black Watch) drove back the Taliban, who swarmed from surrounding mountains to attack the out-numbered SAS.
The enemy was also pounded by US Apache and Kiowa attack helicopters and A-10 jets. No British or Afghans were injured.
Former head of the Army General Sir Mike Jackson stressed last night that five of the soldiers from Alpha Company's No 1 Platoon were black - showing BNP racists who have tried to hijack Britain's military heritage are out of touch.
A source added: "These guys were pivotal in that battle. They were fired on repeatedly."
Lance Corporal Aaron Graham, 20, from Kirkcaldy, said: "This was unlike any other job we have done out here. Once again we produced the goods and were pleased to keep the Taliban firmly on the back foot."
The chopper made a "heavy landing" in Taliban-infested territory while flying from Sangin to Kajaki.
The top secret SAS night mission had to be cancelled.
But the brave Who Dares Wins men stayed to guard the US army Chinook and its crew of four.
After the Black Watch secured the area, a specialist American recovery team prepared the Chinook for extraction.
It was airlifted to Kandahar airbase, slung beneath a giant Russian-made Mi26 chopper, last Tues- day. Only then did Alpha Company return to base. It was the final combat mission of the Black Watch in a seven-month tour.
Major Matt Munro, CO of Alpha (Grenadier) Company, said: "I'm delighted that this operation went so well. It was a team effort that highlighted our high-levels of preparedness and combat readiness."
Major Neil Kugler, of America's 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade added: "Our troopers and the Jocks of the Black Watch developed a great professional relationship during numerous air assault operations.
"It was fitting that the final combat mission in Afghanistan for the Black Watch was to recover one of our damaged aircraft." The MoD refused to discuss the mission. Major General Patrick Cordingley, head of the Desert Rats in the first Gulf War and another general angered by BNP propaganda, said: "This is a powerful example of what we've been arguing.
"It demonstrates the multi-ethnic nature of the British Army today.
"We're so proud of the contribution from men and women from all parts of the Commonwealth. It's a rebuke to the BNP and its policies."
The Taliban shot down an RAF Chinook carrying an SAS team in the same area in August. No one was injured but the chopper had to be destroyed by bombing.
http://www.modoracle.com/news/Heroes-Rescue-SAS_19124.html
Source: The Sun Online
British troops battled Taliban hordes to rescue a special forces team whose helicopter crash-landed in Afghanistan.
The 120 Black Watch heroes were scrambled to the crash minutes after an SOS went out.
Twenty SAS men and 30 Afghan troops on a special mission had become pinned down after their Chinook was crippled by a fault.
Alpha Company of the 3rd Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland (Black Watch) drove back the Taliban, who swarmed from surrounding mountains to attack the out-numbered SAS.
The enemy was also pounded by US Apache and Kiowa attack helicopters and A-10 jets. No British or Afghans were injured.
Former head of the Army General Sir Mike Jackson stressed last night that five of the soldiers from Alpha Company's No 1 Platoon were black - showing BNP racists who have tried to hijack Britain's military heritage are out of touch.
A source added: "These guys were pivotal in that battle. They were fired on repeatedly."
Lance Corporal Aaron Graham, 20, from Kirkcaldy, said: "This was unlike any other job we have done out here. Once again we produced the goods and were pleased to keep the Taliban firmly on the back foot."
The chopper made a "heavy landing" in Taliban-infested territory while flying from Sangin to Kajaki.
The top secret SAS night mission had to be cancelled.
But the brave Who Dares Wins men stayed to guard the US army Chinook and its crew of four.
After the Black Watch secured the area, a specialist American recovery team prepared the Chinook for extraction.
It was airlifted to Kandahar airbase, slung beneath a giant Russian-made Mi26 chopper, last Tues- day. Only then did Alpha Company return to base. It was the final combat mission of the Black Watch in a seven-month tour.
Major Matt Munro, CO of Alpha (Grenadier) Company, said: "I'm delighted that this operation went so well. It was a team effort that highlighted our high-levels of preparedness and combat readiness."
Major Neil Kugler, of America's 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade added: "Our troopers and the Jocks of the Black Watch developed a great professional relationship during numerous air assault operations.
"It was fitting that the final combat mission in Afghanistan for the Black Watch was to recover one of our damaged aircraft." The MoD refused to discuss the mission. Major General Patrick Cordingley, head of the Desert Rats in the first Gulf War and another general angered by BNP propaganda, said: "This is a powerful example of what we've been arguing.
"It demonstrates the multi-ethnic nature of the British Army today.
"We're so proud of the contribution from men and women from all parts of the Commonwealth. It's a rebuke to the BNP and its policies."
The Taliban shot down an RAF Chinook carrying an SAS team in the same area in August. No one was injured but the chopper had to be destroyed by bombing.
http://www.modoracle.com/news/Heroes-Rescue-SAS_19124.html