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10/12/2009 08:00 AM | Via: Seattle Times

Weapons failed US troops during Afghan firefight

In the chaos of an early morning assault on a remote U.S. outpost in eastern Afghanistan, Staff Sgt. Erich Phillips' M4 carbine quit firing as militant forces surrounded the base. The machine gun he grabbed after tossing the rifle aside didn't work either. read the full story

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10/12/2009 07:16 AM | Via: San Jose Mercury News

Weapons failed US troops during 2008 Afghan firefight — 9 soldiers...

WASHINGTON — In the chaos of an early morning assault on a remote U.S. outpost in eastern Afghanistan, Staff Sgt. read the full story

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