Part 42 (2/2)
Information about the LMTV convoy to the outpost was provided by Stambersky, Williams, Brooks, Martin, Steele, and Coulter.
Information about the situation at the outpost upon Keating's return came from interviews with Mathis, Gooding, Westbrook, and Ridgeway.
Keating's ”you do the math” quote appeared in Cole's Salon story.
Steven Pressfield, The Afghan Campaign The Afghan Campaign (New York: Broadway, 2006). (New York: Broadway, 2006).
Keating's feelings about being a liar were expressed in a letter home.
Information about the LMTV's being parked at the Kamdesh outpost and about Keating's decision to drive it to Forward Operating Base Naray came from interviews with Stambersky, Williams, Netzel, Cerezo, Johnson, and Gooding, and also from a copy of the report of the Army's investigation into the LMTV rollover, obtained by the author.
Information about the LMTV's rollover came from interviews with Cunningham, Gooding, Cerezo, Netzel, Mathis, and Garner, and also from the report of the Army's investigation into the incident.
The instant messages between Keating and McDougal were shared by McDougal.
The description of Ken and Beth Keating's hearing about their son's death came from interviews with them.
Chapter 13: The 7-31
Information about winter at the outpost came from interviews with Gooding, Hendy, Cerezo, Sears, and Anderson.
Information about the ANA and its trainers was drawn from interviews with Best and Gooding.
Information about Buddy Hughie came from Best and from Hughie's sister, Claiborn.
Information about the meeting with Governor Nuristani was provided by Nuristani and Nicholson, as well as by a memo about it obtained by the author.
The saga of Fazal Ahad was related in interviews with Nicholson, Gooding, and Berkoff, and also in ISAF memos obtained by the author.
Information about adrenaline came partly from David Swink, ”Adrenaline Rushes: Can They Help Us Deal with a Real Crisis?,” Psychology Today Psychology Today's ”Threat Management” blog, January 31, 2010.
Information about the tour's being extended was taken from interviews with Howard, Brooks, Berkoff, Jorgensen, and Eikenberry.
Eikenberry's comments on the ”violent spring” appeared in Robert Burns, ”U.S. Commander Wants to Extend Some Combat Tours in Afghanistan as Violence Intensifies,” a.s.sociated Press, January 17, 2007.
Information about the memorial service was gleaned from a video of the service provided to the author.
Ken and Beth Keating expressed their reservations in interviews.
Chapter 14: Buddy
Information about the mission to save this young Afghan man came from interviews with Gooding, Boulio, Johnson, Best, Claiborn, and Hall.
The text of the night letter was taken from an ISAF memo obtained by the author.
Information about the murder of Fazal Ahad came from Nuristani, Nicholson, Howard, and Gooding.
Remarks from the dedication of FOB Fenty were included in a staff report published in Army Times, Army Times, May 7, 2007. May 7, 2007.
Chapter 15: ”Don't Go Down That Way”
Information about the commando mission at Kamdesh Village came from interviews with Nuristani, Nicholson, Paparo, Howard, Gooding, Hall, and Schmidt.
Information about the ambush on the ANA troops came from Best, Pearsall, Steele, Sears, Anderson, McHugh, Kittle, and Guthrie.
The comments made by Abdul Raouf were reported by Kim Barker of the Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune on May 13, 2007. Barker also provided some information about Fazal Ahad. on May 13, 2007. Barker also provided some information about Fazal Ahad.
Information about Gooding's and Berkoff's departures was drawn from interviews with them.
Sources for Book Two
For the section of book 2 dealing with 1-91 Cav, the following individuals were interviewed: Wayne Baird Bert Baker Nic Barnes Bobby Bostick, brother of Tom Bostick Carrie Bostick, aunt of Tom Bostick Robert Cusick Chris Doneski Nicholas Dubaz John Faulkenberry Sarah Faulkenberry, wife of John Faulkenberry Rob Fortner Frank Helmick Hank Hughes Joey Hutto Scott Ingbretsen Kenneth Johnson Brandon Kennedy Chris Kolenda Jennifer Lowell-Hetfleisch, sister of Jacob Lowell Kyle Marc.u.m Nick McGarry John McHugh Bryan Morrow Alex Newsom Matthew O'Neill, then with HBO, who was embedded with 6-4 Cav and was generous enough to show me some of his footage William Ostlund Sam Paparo Chip Preysler Jesse Queck Shamsur Rahman Brenda Keeler Bostick Richardson, mother of Tom Bostick Jim Richardson, Tom Bostick's stepfather since 1983 Dave Roller Nate Springer Jonathan Sultan Stan Trapyline Unnamed Special Forces soldier John Wilson
For the section of book 2 concerned with 6-4 Cav, the following individuals were interviewed: Keith Bodmer Steven Brewer Chris Briley Brad Brown Andrew Bundermann Ronald Burton Chris Cordova Amanda Cuda Randy George Adam Laman Tom Nelson Jim Markert Joe Mazzocchi Kaine Meshkin Donald Parsons Dan Pecha Karen Pfeifer, widow of Chris Pfeifer Chris Safulko Shane Scherer John Spiszer Kyle Tucker Rick Victorino (not his real name) Red Walker (not his real name) Jim Witherington Dena Yllescas, widow of Rob Yllescas
Chapter 16: ”There's Not Going to Be Any Ice Cream”
Information about the battle of Saret Koleh came from Roller, Newsom, Faulkenberry, Fortner, Wilson, Barnes, Baker, Morrow, Hutto, Kolenda, Sultan, Johnson, and Springer.
Information about Bostick's genealogy was provided by his family. Sion Record Bostick's recollections of the capture of Santa Ana were recorded in the Quarterly of the Texas Historical a.s.sociation, Quarterly of the Texas Historical a.s.sociation, October 1901. Accessed on the Texas A&M University Web site. October 1901. Accessed on the Texas A&M University Web site.
Information about Lowell came from his sister, Lowell-Hetfleisch, and Kolenda.
Information about the water-pipe project came from Kolenda and Springer. The phrase ”Zar, zan, zamin” is said to have been popularized in the West by Louis Dupree's is said to have been popularized in the West by Louis Dupree's Afghanistan Afghanistan (Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1980). The 2011 study referred to in the footnote is, again, Paul Fishstein and Andrew Wilder's (Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1980). The 2011 study referred to in the footnote is, again, Paul Fishstein and Andrew Wilder's Winning Hearts and Minds? Examining the Relations.h.i.+p between Aid and Security in Afghanistan Winning Hearts and Minds? Examining the Relations.h.i.+p between Aid and Security in Afghanistan (Medford, Ma.s.sachusetts: Feinstein International Center at Tufts University, 2011). (Medford, Ma.s.sachusetts: Feinstein International Center at Tufts University, 2011).
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