A handful of soldiers from the 405th Civil Affairs Battalion in Utah set out to fill the 13 Provincial Reconstruction Teams of RC east Afghanistan. They braved the streets they paved against the devices of a growing insurgency. They braved the valleys and the hills through mortar fire and complex attacks and from the ashes built governance, economy and order from chaos. Though their posture was defensive, their swift execution in the kill zone would leave a resounding message in the ears of the Anti-Afghan Forces, “…in the wild-wild west, justice is swift; you will reap what you sew!”
These are the stories of the men and women of the 405th Civil Affairs Battalion…The Lucky 13!
...Though the insurgents may host empty claims that we are the cause of this inhumanity. The people have eyes, and it is evidently clear who they truly fear when they walk down the street...
GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team returned to the site of a recent village medical outreach program mission to conduct key leader engagements and reaffirm relationships with the villagers of Slemanji, Nov. 7; after the original mission was compromised due to insurgent activity.
