Army veteran Mr. Dale Knollinger didn't have many options that appealed to him after graduating high school in a small Ohio town. A persistent recruiter convinced him to try the Army, and life has never been the same. Assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, he deployed to Afghanistan before he was even given a barracks room.

Upon returning stateside, a new chain of command with a new approach shook things up in the unit in order to prepare for a deployment to Iraq. However, a change of mission sent Dale and men of 2 Charlie back to Afghanistan and, before long, to the Taliban stronghold of the Arghandab River valley. The ferocious combat, daily struggles, and mounting casualties would leave Dale and his brothers in arms changed forever. By the end of the last patrol, Dale knew that it was the end of his time in service.

Years later, Dale found himself instrumental in the writing of three different books about the daily struggle for survival in the Arghandab River Valley and preserving the legacy of the men who fought there. Plus exploding plumbing, bonding through loathing, Canadian chefs, and much more!

In the Free Fire Area, Dan and Roger wonder if they could survive a year of total isolation from the rest of the world.

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