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For the 1956 series of U.S. nuclear tests, see Operation Redwing.
Operation Red Wings
Part of the War in Afghanistan
Date
June 27, 2005 – mid-July 2005[1][2]
Location
Sawtalo Sar Mountain, Shuryek (Matin) Valley, Korangal Valley, Pech District, Kunar Province, Afghanistan[1][2][3][4]
Result
U.S. pyrrhic victory; Though insurgents are later stricken to inoperability.[1][2][3][5]
Insurgent forces sustain heavy casualties and temporarily withdraw
Insurgent forces return three weeks later and are subsequently eliminated during Operation Whalers, in August 2005.[1][2][6]
Belligerents
United States
Local anti-coalition militants
Local pro-Taliban nationals
Commanders and leaders
Lieutenant Colonel Andrew MacMannis (USMC)[2]
LCDR Erik S. Kristensen †[7]
LT Michael P. Murphy † Ahmad Shah
Strength
12 Navy SEALs
8 Night Stalkers
additional helicopter crews
2 MH-47 Chinook
2 UH-60 Black Hawk
2 AH-64D Apache helicopters Ranging from 8–10 fighters to 70–100 depending on source[2][3][6][8]
Casualties and losses
19 killed, 1 wounded,
1 Chinook helicopter shot down[3][9]
Unknown, with the highest estimate 35 killed[10]
Unknown number of wounded
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Operation Red Wings, informally referred to as the Battle of Abbas Ghar (often incorrectly called "Operation Redwing" or "Operation Red Wing"),[2][3][6][11][12] was a combined / joint military operation during the War in Afghanistan in the Pech District of Afghanistan's Kunar Province, on the slopes of a mountain named Sawtalo Sar,[2][4][6] approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of Kunar's provincial capital of Asadabad, in late June through mid-July 2005.[1][2][3] Operation Red Wings was intended to disrupt local anti-coalition militia (ACM) activity, thus contributing to regional stability and thereby facilitating the Afghan Parliament elections scheduled for September 2005.[1][2][3] At the time, anti-coalition militia activity in the region was carried out most notably by a small group led by a local man from Nangarhar Province, Ahmad Shah, who had aspirations of regional Islamic fundamentalist prominence. He and his small group were among the primary targets of the operation.
The operation was conceived by the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines (2/3) of the U.S. Marine Corps based on an operational model developed by 2/3's sister battalion, the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines (3/3), which had preceded the 2nd Battalion in their combat deployment. It utilized special operations forces (SOF) units and assets, including members of the U.S. Navy SEALs and the U.S. Army Special Operations Command's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) (SOAR(A)), for the opening phase of the operation.[2] A team of four Navy SEALs, tasked for surveillance and reconnaissance of a group of structures known to be used by Shah and his men, fell into an ambush by Shah and his group just hours after inserting into the area by fastrope from an MH-47 helicopter.[2] Three of the four SEALs were killed, and a quick reaction force helicopter sent in for their aid was shot down with a rocket-propelled grenade fired from an RPG-7, killing all eight U.S. Navy SEALs and all eight U.S. Army Special Operations aviators on board.
The operation then became known as "Red Wings II" and lasted approximately three more weeks,[1][2] during which time the bodies of the deceased SEALs and Army Special Operations aviators were recovered and the only surviving member of the initial team, Marcus Luttrell, was rescued.[7] While the goal of the operation was partially achieved, Shah regrouped in Pakistan and returned with more men and armament, aided by the notoriety he gained from the Red Wings ambush and helicopter shootdown. Several weeks later, Shah's group in Kunar Province was stricken to a point of inoperability and Shah was seriously wounded, during Operation Whalers in August 2005.[1][2][6]
Contents
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1 Etymology
2 Background and development
2.1 Preceding operations and model
2.2 Planning stages and intelligence gathering
3 Execution of the operation
3.1 Insertion of SEAL team, compromise, and attack
3.2 Red Wings II: search, rescue, recovery, and presence operations
3.3 Afghans who aided Luttrell
3.4 American casualties
4 Aftermath and repercussions
5 Commemoration
5.1 Military decorations and honors
5.2 Memorials
6 Disputed information
7 In popular culture
7.1 Film
7.2 Literature
8 Footnotes
9 References
10 Bibliography
Etymology
When the 2nd Battalion of the 3rd Marine Regiment (2/3) took the Stars model and developed the specifics of it, 2/3's operations officer, Major Thomas Wood, instructed an assistant operations officer, 1st Lieutenant Lance Seiffert, to compose a list of hockey team names.[2][6] 2/3 would continue the use of hockey team names for large operations.[2] The Seiffert list[13] included ten teams,[2][6][13] and the battalion settled on the fourth name on the list, "Red Wings", since the first three, New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, and New Jersey Devils, each could be misconstrued as a reference to military units currently in Afghanistan at the time.[2][6]
The name has been widely mis-stated as "Operation Redwing" and sometimes "Operation Red Wing".[n 1][14] This error began with the publication of the book Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10, which was written by Patrick Robinson based on unrecorded interviews with Marcus Luttrell.[3][11][12][15][16]
2/3 eventually abandoned this naming convention out of sensitivity to the local population, instead opting for using Dari names for animals,[2] including "Pil" (elephant)[17] and "Sorkh Khar" (red donkey).[18]
Background and development
SEALs prior to Operation Red Wings (L to R): Matthew Axelson, Daniel R. Healy, James Suh, Marcus Luttrell, Eric S. Patton, Michael P. Murphy
After the initial invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, U.S. military and coalition partner operations shifted from "kinetic" operations to those of a counterinsurgency (COIN) nature.[2] One of the primary goals of the coalition by 2004 in Afghanistan was nation-building, that is, providing a security environment conducive to the establishment and growth of a democratically elected government, as well as infrastructure support.[1][2] A key milestone in this campaign would be the September 18, 2005, Afghan national parliamentary elections.[1][2] While many of Afghanistan's provinces at this time had stable security environments, one of the most restive continued to be the Kunar Province, which lies in eastern Afghanistan, on the border with Pakistan. For election results to be seen as legitimate by the citizens of Afghanistan and the world at large, all elections throughout the country would need to proceed "unencumbered" (without external influence, by either American and coalition forces or Taliban and anti-American and coalition forces), including those in Kunar.[2][6]
Insurgent activity in Kunar Province during this time came from 22 identified groups,[2][6] individual groups of which ranged in allegiance from those with tenuous ties to the Taliban and al-Qaeda, to the majority that were little more than local criminals.[2] These groups were collectively known as anti-coalition militia (ACM),[1][2] and the common thread among all was a strong resistance to the unification of the country and subsequent increasing presence of national government entities in the Kunar, as these would pose a threat to their activities, be these activities attempting to aid a resurgent neo-Taliban, to lumber smuggling.[1][2] With the goal of successful elections in Kunar, military operations in the area focused primarily on the disruption of ACM activity, and these military operations utilized a number of different units and operational constructs to achieve this goal.
Preceding operations and model
The 3rd Battalion of the 3rd Marine Regiment (3/3), which deployed to Regional Command East (RC East) (which included Kunar Province) in late 2004 to conduct stability and counterinsurgency operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, identified a number of operational barriers due to Special Operations Command doctrine for the battalion's counterinsurgency work in the area.[2] These barriers included non-sharing of intelligence with the battalion and non-disclosure of impending raids by special operations units in the area.[19] To mitigate these problems, 3/3's staff developed an operational model which integrated special operations forces units into their operations, allowing the sharing of intelligence between the battalion and special operations forces as well as maintaining solid operational control of operations with integrated special operations assets and units by the battalion.[2][19] Operations that 3/3 conducted based on this model proved successful in disrupting ACM activity. The first of these, Operation Spurs (named after the San Antonio Spurs basketball team), conducted in February 2005, took place in the Korangal Valley, in Kunar Province's Pech District.[20] Spurs utilized Navy SEALs for the opening two phases of this five-phase operation.[2] Similar operations that followed included Operation Mavericks (named after the Dallas Mavericks basketball team) in April 2005,[21] and Operation Celtics (named after the Boston Celtics basketball team) in May 2005.[22] These operations, all of which included Navy SEALs, were conceived and planned by the battalion, with the specifics of those phases involving Navy SEALs being planned by the SEALs.[2][19] Each operation lasted between three and four weeks.[23] 3/3 planned and executed approximately one of these operations per month, maintaining a consistent operational tempo.[2][23] The culmination of 3/3's efforts was the April 2005 forced surrender of a regional (and national) "high value" target, an ACM commander known as Najmudeen, who based his operations out of the Korangal Valley.[2][23] With the surrender of Najmudeen, ACM activity in the region dropped significantly. Najmudeen's surrender, however, left a power vacuum in the region.[2][6][23]
3/3 tracked a number of known ACM groups they determined to be possibly seeking to fill the power void in the region. The battalion began planning a new operation, tentatively called Operation Stars, which was named after the Dallas Stars professional hockey team. (3/3's battalion commander, Lieutenant Colonel Norman Cooling, hailed from Texas,[24] hence most operations being named after Texas sports teams.)[2][6][20][21][22][23] Stars, like the other operations before it, focused on disrupting ACM activity, although due to Najmudeen's surrender, this activity had dropped and specific groups proved difficult to pinpoint.[2]
In May 2005, the Advanced Party of 3/3's sister battalion, the 2nd Battalion of the 3rd Marine Regiment (2/3) arrived in RC(E). Since before deploying to Afghanistan, 2/3's intelligence officer, Captain Scott Westerfield and his assistants, had been tracking a small cell led by a man named Ahmad Shah, based on intelligence sent back by 3/3's intelligence officer. Shah was from a remote region in Nangarhar Province, which borders the south side of Kunar Province. Shah, they determined, was responsible for approximately 11 incidents against coalition forces and Government of Afghanistan entities, including small arms ambushes and improvised explosive device attacks. By June 2005, 2/3 had relieved-in-place 3/3, and had taken the Stars concept and developed a comprehensive operation which they called Operation Red Wings, with the goal of disrupting anti-coalition militia activity, with an emphasis on disrupting Ahmad Shah's activities, which were based near the summit of Sawtalo Sar.[1][2][4][6][23]
Planning stages and intelligence gathering
A map of the area and plan relating to Operation Red Wings
2/3's battalion staff immediately began planning Operation Red Wings as soon as they arrived in Afghanistan. Lieutenant Colonel Andrew MacMannis, 2/3's battalion commander, and his staff, wanted to maintain the operational tempo set by 3/3. 2/3's Operations Officer, Major Thomas Wood, began planning Red Wings off the Stars base, which was a five-phase operation. During this time, 2/3's Intelligence Officer, Captain Scott Westerfield, focused further on learning about Ahmad Shah. His overall intelligence picture of Shah took a substantial leap when 2nd Lieutenant Regan Turner, a platoon commander with 2/3's "Whiskey Company" – a Weapons Company augmented to function like an infantry line company, gathered a wealth of human intelligence about Shah during a patrol, including his full name: Ahmad Shah Dara-I-nur (Ahmad Shah of the Valley of the Enlightened ones); his birthplace, the Kuz Kunar District of Nangarhar Province; his primary alias: Ismael; his chief allegiance: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, who was based out of the Shamshato Refugee Camp near Peshawar, Pakistan; his team's size: fifty to one hundred fighters; and his aspirations: to impede the upcoming elections and attempt to aid a resurgent Taliban in the region. Although Shah was a relatively unknown entity in the region, he apparently held regional aspirations and possibly had the assistance of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. 2nd Lieutenant Turner also gathered a number of photographs of Shah.[2][25][26][27][28]
Further intelligence, including human intelligence and signals intelligence, indicated that Shah based his insurgent / terrorist operations out of some small structures outside of the village of Chichal, high on the slopes of Sawtalo Sar mountain in the upper Korangal Valley, approximately 20 miles (32 km) to the west of Kunar's provincial capital, Asadabad. Using imagery intelligence, taken from a UAV on June 17, 2005, Westerfield identified likely structures used for housing his team, IED making, and overwatch of the area below, for IED strikes. The intelligence staff identified four Named Areas of Interest, or NAIs containing specific structures which Shah might be using.[2][4] These Named Areas of Interest and specific buildings were determined by analyzing and processing a number of instances of a variety of intelligence, including signals intelligence, human intelligence, and imagery intelligence.[2] Westerfield and his staff determined that Shah and his men had been responsible for approximately 11 incidents against American, Coalition, and Government of Afghanistan entities, including IED strikes and small arms ambushes. They determined that Shah and his men would be occupying the area of Chichal in late June, a time of low lunar illumination. The operation would require a helicopter insertion of forces to cordon the area and search for Shah and his men, and they sought to conduct this operation at night, after positive identification of Shah by a Marine Corps Scout / Sniper team, which would walk into the area under cover of darkness some nights before.[2]
As with 3/3 before them, 2/3 sought to use Special Operations Forces assets for Red Wings, but unlike 3/3, they sought only the use of Special Operations Aviation assets, specifically, MH-47 Special Operations Aircraft of the Army Special Operations Command's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) (SOAR(A)), and not ground forces. The command from which 2/3's planners requested this, however, CJSOTF-A, or Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force – Afghanistan, refused this request, stating that in order for Red Wings to be supported with Special Operations aviation, the battalion would have to task the opening phases of the operation to Special Operations Ground Forces for the opening phases of the operation, with Marines of 2/3 acting in a supporting role. After the initial phases of Red Wings, then 2/3 could be considered the lead, supported element. The battalion agreed to this, realizing, however, that this unconventional command structure defied a fundamental tenet of successful military operations – "unity of command".[1][19] The operation was presented to a number of Special Operations units working in the area for possible "buy in". U.S. Navy SEALs from SEAL Team 10 and SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1 expressed interest.[1][2]
Execution of the operation
Red Wings was planned as a five-phase operation:
Phase 1: Shaping: A U.S. Navy SEAL reconnaissance and surveillance team is tasked to insert in the region of the suspected safe buildings of Ahmad Shah, observe and identify Shah and his men and specific locations, and guide a direct action team of phase two to structures in which Shah and his men are observed to be staying.
Phase 2: Action on the Objective: A SEAL direct action team is to insert by MH-47, followed shortly by Marines, to capture or kill Shah and his men.
Phase 3: Outer Cordon: Marines, along with Afghan National Army soldiers, are to sweep surrounding valleys for other suspected insurgents.
Phase 4: Security and Stabilization: In the days after the first three phases, U.S. Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers and U.S. Navy corpsmen will provide medical care to the local population and determine local needs, such as improved roads, wells, and schools.
Phase 5: Exfiltration: Depending on enemy activity, the Marines will remain in the area for up to one month, then depart the area.
While the Marines planned the overall operation, the SEALs planned the specifics of their roles of Red Wings.[2][6]
Insertion of SEAL team, compromise, and attack
Michael Murphy (left) with Matthew Axelson, taken in Afghanistan
Late in the night of June 27, 2005, two MH-47 Special Operations Aircraft of the Army Special Operations Command's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) (SOAR(A)) approached Sawtalo Sar. As one of the aircraft performed a number of "decoy drops" to confuse any possible enemy on the ground as to the specific purpose of helicopters, the other inserted, via fastrope, a four-man Navy SEAL reconnaissance and surveillance team in a saddle between Sawtalo Sar and Gatigal Sar, a peak just to the south of Sawtalo Sar. The insert point was roughly one and one half miles from the nearest Named Area of Interest.[4] The team members were team leader Navy Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy of SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1 (SDVT-1), based out of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Petty Officer Second Class Danny Dietz from SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 2 (SDVT-2), based out of Virginia Beach, Virginia; Petty Officer Second Class Matthew G. Axelson from SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1 (SDVT-1); and Navy Hospital Corpsman Second Class Marcus Luttrell, of SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1 (SDVT-1).[2][4] After moving to a pre-determined, covered overwatch position, from which the SEALs could observe the Named Areas of Interest, the team was discovered by local goat herders. Determining that they were civilians, not combatants, Lieutenant Murphy released them, according to rules of engagement.[2][29]
The team, surmising that they would likely be compromised, retreated to a fallback position. Within an hour, the SEAL Reconnaissance and Surveillance team was attacked by Shah and his men who were armed with RPK machine guns, AK-47s, RPG-7 rocket-propelled grenades, and an 82mm mortar.[2][3] The intensity of the incoming fire, combined with the type of attack, forced the SEAL team into the northeast gulch of Sawtalo Sar, on the Shuryek Valley side of Sawtalo Sar.[2][3][4] The SEALs made a number of attempts to contact their combat operations center with a multi-band radio and then with a satellite phone.[2] The team could not establish consistent communication, other than for a period long enough to indicate that they were under attack.[3] Three of the four team members were killed, and the only survivor, Marcus Luttrell, was left unconscious with a number of fractures and other serious wounds. He regained consciousness and was rescued by local Pashtun, who ultimately saved his life, as in his condition, without assistance, he would surely have been killed or captured by the Taliban.[7][30][31][32]
Red Wings II: search, rescue, recovery, and presence operations
With the communication that the SEAL reconnaissance and surveillance team was ambushed, the focus of the operation immediately shifted from disrupting ACM activity to finding, aiding, and extracting the SEALs of the reconnaissance and surveillance team. The operation was now known as Operation Red Wings II.[1]
After the broken transmission from the SEAL reconnaissance and surveillance team, the position and situation of the SEALs became unknown. Members of SEAL Team 10, U.S. Marines, and aviators of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment were prepared to dispatch a quick reaction force, but command for launch from higher special operations headquarters was delayed for a number of hours. A quick reaction force finally launched, consisting of two MH-47 Special Operations Aircraft of the 160th, two UH-60 conventional Army aviation Black Hawk helicopters, and two AH-64 Apache attack helicopters. The two MH-47s took the lead. Upon reaching Sawtalo Sar, the two MH-47s received small arms fire. During an attempt to insert SEALs who were riding in one of the MH-47 helicopters, one of Ahmad Shah's men fired an RPG-7 rocket-propelled grenade, which struck the transmission below the rear rotor assembly, causing the aircraft to immediately plummet to the ground, killing all eight 160th Army Special Operations Aviators and crew, and all eight Navy SEALs who were passengers. Both commanders of the 160th, Ground commander LCDR Erik S. Kristensen, of SEAL Team 10, and aviation element commander Major Stephen C. Reich, were killed in the shootdown. Command and control (C2) at this point was lost, and neither visual nor radio contact could be established with the SEAL reconnaissance and surveillance team. At this point, which was late in the afternoon, storm clouds were moving in over the region. The aircraft returned to their respective bases, and a massive search began, at first from the ground, and then with aviation assets. The 16 bodies of those killed in the MH-47 shootdown were recovered. After an intensive search, the bodies of Dietz, Murphy, and Axelson were eventually recovered, and Marcus Luttrell was rescued, his survival due in part to the aid of a local Afghan villager in the village of Salar Ban, roughly 0.7 miles (1.1 km) down the northeast gulch of Sawtalo Sar[4] from the location of the ambush.[1][2]
Afghans who aided Luttrell
In the years following Operation Red Wings more details emerged about the circumstances surrounding Luttrell being given sanctuary by local villagers and the aftermath. Many of the details regarding the Afghans who aided Luttrell were reported incorrectly in the American press during the days after the events occurred.[33]
The SEALs firefight with Ahmad Shah's Taliban forces began along a high-elevation ridgeline called Sawtalo Sar.[34] (The highest peak of this ridgeline is 2,830 meters (9,282 feet)).[35] A descent down the west side of the ridgeline leads into the Shuryek valley. The northeastern gulch in which the SEALs became trapped was in this direction, above the village of Salar Ban. To the east of the Sawtalo Sar ridgeline is the Korangal valley. As the wounded Luttrell descended the gulch, he encountered a Pashtun named Mohammad Gulab Khan from the mountain village of Salar Ban.[36] Known simply as Gulab, he took Luttrell into his home that first day and evoked the assistance of others from his village to protect Luttrell until American forces could be contacted. This was in accordance with the cultural tradition of Pashtunwali, whereby asylum (Nanawatai) is offered to a person to protect them from their enemies.
It is likely Luttrell would have been turned over to the Taliban had he descended into the Korangal instead of Shuryek.[37] While the villagers of the Shuryek valley weren't considered overly friendly to American forces they were nonetheless less hostile than villagers in the nearby mountainous Chichal (part of neighboring Korangal), with whom the Shuryek villagers have been traditionally been at odds over grazing-land boundaries.
Not long before Operation Red Wings had occurred, relations with the Americans had improved in the Shuryek Valley and the greater Pech river region because of humanitarian work that had been occurring. Medical services had been extended, and a girls school was built at Nangalam.[37] Gulab was aware of these developments and had introduced himself to the Marine commander at Nangalam, Matt Bartels, when he was visiting Matin.[38] It was within this context that Gulab stumbled upon Luttrell and gave him sanctuary.[39] The Taliban leader, Ahmad Shah, knew that the wounded man that he was tracking had to pass through the village of Salar Ban as he contoured downhill. Through intimidation Shah was able to ascertain which house sheltered the wounded man and demanded that he be turned over. But Shah couldn't risk a fight at that moment because he was outnumbered and other relatives and villagers would come to Gulab's aid. Luttrell was subsequently moved to different places until forces could arrive to extract him.
Luttrell wrote a note and asked that it be taken to the American base at Asadabad. Because Gulab had previously met the Marine commander based at Nangalam, he asked an older man named Shina, of another part of the village of Salar Ban, to make the trek with the note to that base instead.[36] This required a longer journey down the trails of the Shuryek valley to Matin, where he then hired a cab to drive the Pech road to Nangalam.[40] Gulab gave Shina 1,000 Afghanis (about twenty U.S. dollars). When Shina reached the base in Nangalam in the middle of the night he met with the commander and related the story about a wounded American soldier in their village. He then gave him the note that Luttrell had written.[41]
In the weeks following Marcus Luttrell's rescue, Gulab and his family received threats from the Taliban and they were relocated to Asadabad.[33]
American casualties
Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy of the U.S. Navy, posthumous Medal of Honor recipient
Memorial plaque in memory of the U.S. Army Night Stalkers killed in Operation Red Wings
Name
Age
Action
Hometown
Navy SEALs
LT Michael P. Murphy 29 Part of 4-Man SEAL team, killed in an ambush Patchogue, New York
SO2 Matthew Axelson 29 Cupertino, California[42]
SO2 Danny Dietz 25 Littleton, Colorado[42]
SOC Jacques J. Fontan 36 Killed aboard the helicopter when it was shot down New Orleans, Louisiana
SOCS Daniel R. Healy 36 Exeter, New Hampshire
LCDR Erik S. Kristensen 33 San Diego, California
SO1 Jeffery A. Lucas 33 Corbett, Oregon
LT Michael M. McGreevy, Jr. 30 Portville, New York
SO2 James E. Suh 28 Deerfield Beach, Florida
SO1 Jeffrey S. Taylor 30 Midway, West Virginia
SO2 Shane E. Patton 22 Boulder City, Nevada
160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment[9]
SSG Shamus O. Goare 29 Killed aboard the helicopter when it was shot down Danville, Ohio
CWO3 Corey J. Goodnature 35 Clarks Grove, Minnesota
SGT Kip A. Jacoby 21 Pompano Beach, Florida
SFC Marcus V. Muralles 33 Shelbyville, Indiana
MSG James W. Ponder III 36 Franklin, Tennessee
MAJ Stephen C. Reich 34 Washington Depot, Connecticut
SFC Michael L. Russell 31 Stafford, Virginia
CWO4 Chris J. Scherkenbach 40 Jacksonville, Florida
Aftermath and repercussions
Ahmad Shah and his group recovered a large amount of weapons, ammunition, and other materials, including three SOPMOD M4 Carbines fitted with M203 40mm grenade launchers, a ruggedized laptop with an intact hard drive containing maps of embassies in Kabul, night vision equipment, and a sniper spotting scope, among other items from the Navy SEAL reconnaissance and surveillance team, items which they could then use against American, Coalition, and Government of Afghanistan entities. Shah had with him two videographers during the ambush, and As-Sahab Media released a video of the ambush and the items recovered from the SEALs.
A large amount of resources were devoted to the search, rescue, and recovery operations of Red Wings II. As such, Ahmad Shah and his men left the region and regrouped in Pakistan. During the following weeks of Red Wings II, ground units of 2/3 undertook a number of patrols, as did members of the Afghan National Army, Army Special Operations units, and Navy Special Operations units. These "presence operations" achieved the goal of disrupting anti-coalition militia activity, but at great cost, and upon the exfiltration of troops, Ahmad Shah and his reinforced cell was able to return to the area weeks later.[2]
A tremendous amount of global media attention was focused on the ambush and the MH-47 shootdown. The size of Shah's group increased as additional fighters joined his ranks. With the withdrawal of American and Coalition troops at the end of Red Wings II, Shah and his group was able to return to the Kunar Province and begin attacks again. The "sequel" to Operation Red Wings was Operation Whalers, which 2/3 planned and executed in August 2005.[2][3] Some survivors have suffered from PTSD.[43]
Ahmad Shah's group in Kunar Province was neutralized and Shah was seriously wounded during Operation Whalers weeks later in August 2005.[1][2][6] In April 2008, Shah was killed during a shootout with Pakistani police in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.[44]
Commemoration
Military decorations and honors
On September 14, 2006, Dietz and Axelson were posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for "undaunted courage" and heroism. Luttrell was also awarded the Navy Cross, in a ceremony at the White House. In 2007, Murphy was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the battle.
On June 28, 2008, Luttrell and the family members of soldiers killed overseas were honored at a San Diego Padres game.[45] In addition, the United States Navy Parachute Team, the Leap Frogs, brought in the American flag, the POW/MIA flag and the San Diego Padres flag. The attendees were given a standing ovation by the more than 25,000 there to watch the game.
A statue entitled The Guardians stands in the Cupertino Veterans Memorial Park,[46] in Cupertino, California. Sculpted by noted artist W. Stanley Proctor, the statue depicts Matthew Axelson and James Suh, natives of the region, standing back-to-back.[47]
Memorials
W. Stanley Proctor sculpted a work for the Veteran's Memorial Park in Cupertino, California, called The Guardians, which commemorates the SEALS killed in the operation. It is one of the first sculptured memorials to those who served in the War in Afghanistan.[48][49][50][51][52][53] It is a large sculpture of two Navy SEALs killed in the line of duty in Afghanistan in 2005 (the event which inspired the war movie Lone Survivor (2013)[54]) and was dedicated by Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter in November 2007.[48] The sculpture depicts Matthew Axelson and James Suh in full combat equipment.[54] Proctor offered his opinion to the Tallahassee Democrat that it is "my best work yet".[54] Because of his scrupulous devotion to realistic depictions of humans, Proctor was the personal choice of Axelson's family for the project, and they made that recommendation to the committee.[55]
Disputed information
There exists some conflict over the exact numbers of Taliban forces involved in the engagement, among other mistakes by some sources. In Luttrell's own official after-action report filed with his superiors after his rescue, he estimated the size of the Taliban force to be around 20–35. Luttrell claims in his book that during the briefing his team was told around 80 to 200 fighters were expected to be in the area.[7] Initial intel estimates estimated approximately 10 to 20.[3] Official media reports from the military estimated the size of the Taliban force to be around 20 as well, while in the Medal of Honor citation for LT Michael P. Murphy, the Navy cited 30–40 enemies.[56] In the Summary of Action related to the same MOH, the Navy cites an "enemy force of more than 50 anti-coalition militia".[57] In his book, Victory Point: Operations Red Wings and Whalers – the Marine Corps' Battle for Freedom in Afghanistan, military journalist Ed Darack cites a military intelligence report stating the strength of the Taliban force to be 8–10, compared to the 80-200 claimed by Luttrell in Lone Survivor. The military intelligence estimate cited by Darack is based on research sourced from intelligence reports, including aerial and eye-witness studies of the battlefield after the fact, including the men sent in to rescue Luttrell, as well as reports from Afghan intelligence.[3][11][12]
The claim in Luttrell's memoir Lone Survivor, written with Patrick Robinson, that Lieutenant Murphy even considered and then put to vote the possible execution of the unarmed civilians who stumbled upon the SEAL reconnaissance and surveillance team has been roundly criticized and dismissed by many as fiction. In an article by Sean Naylor, Army Times senior correspondent, Navy Special Warfare Command spokesman Lieutenant Steve Ruh stated that with respect to making command decisions in the field, "Whether they're officer or enlisted, the senior guy ultimately has the ultimate authority." And with regards to voting whether or not to execute unarmed civilians, he admitted, "This is the first time I've ever heard of anything put to a vote like that. In my 14 years of Navy experience, I've never seen or heard of anything like that."[32]
In the June 12, 2007, article "Survivor's book dishonors son's memory" by Michael Rothfeld in Newsday, Michael P. Murphy's father Dan claims that Lieutenant Murphy would never have considered executing unarmed civilians, let alone putting such a grave decision up for a vote (in reference to the purported vote of execution of unarmed locals). Military protocol, United States and international military doctrine, and rules of engagement strictly forbid harming unarmed non-combatant civilians, with one of the specific rules of engagement in effect at the time stating, "Civilians are not targets!"[29][58][59]
In popular culture
Film
The American film Lone Survivor (2013), starring Mark Wahlberg, is based on Operation Red Wings.
Literature
The 2013 film is an adaptation of the autobiography of the title character, Marcus Luttrell, titled Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Red wings and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 (2007).
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"Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier" is an English folk song. The lyrics lament the sacrifices that men and women make in going off to war. Men would help by going off to war and women would help by sacrificing men and selling goods to buy military supplies.[1] This folk song was popular throughout the American Revolutionary War. Although we know what it meant its history is very mysterious and unknown. Peter, Paul and Mary used the first and third verses of the song in the arranged song "Gone the Rainbow" from their second album Moving (1963).
Origins[edit]
The tune and lyrics are very similar to the 17th century Irish tune "Siúil A Rún".[2][3]
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ http://www.ushistory.org/carpentershall/edu/songs.htm
Jump up ^ http://www.chivalry.com/cantaria/lyrics/shule.html
Jump up ^ Lesley Nelson. "Johnny's Gone For a Soldier (Version 1)".
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MIDI file of the tune.
Link to a recording at the Smithsonian
Link to an MP3 file for sale at Amazon.com
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Don't Mind (Mary J. Blige song)
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"Don't Mind"
Single by Mary J. Blige
from the album My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1)
Released
June 19, 2012
Format
Digital download
Recorded
2011
Genre
R&B
Length
4:21
Label
Matriarch, Geffen
Songwriter(s)
Mary J. Blige, Priscilla Renea, Jerry Duplessis
Producer(s)
Jerry Wonda
Mary J. Blige singles chronology
"Why"
(2012) "Don't Mind"
(2012) "F for You"
(2014)
"Why"
(2012) "Don't Mind"
(2012) "F for You"
(2014)
Music video
"Don't Mind" on YouTube
"Don't Mind" is a song by American recording artist Mary J. Blige, from her tenth studio album, My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1) (2011). It was written by Blige along with Priscilla Renea and Jerry Duplessis, while production helmed by the latter. The song was released as the album's fourth and final single on June 19, 2012 in the United States, where it reached number 35 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart.
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5 References
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Background[edit]
"Don't Mind" was written by Blige, Priscilla Renea and Jerry Duplessis.[1] Production on the track was also handled by Duplessis under his pseudonym Wonda.[1] Blige's vocals were recorded by Serge "Sergical" Tsai, while Jaycen Joshua mixed the track.[1]
An alternate version, "The Crispy Chicken Song", was featured in Blige's ad for Burger King over which the she sings the praises of the Crispy Chicken Snack Wrap.[2] The commercial drew a backlash from fans, who complained that the content was playing into African-American stereotypes, and the fast-food chain quickly pulled the commercial, citing music licensing issues.[3] Blige responded by claiming the final version that was shown on TV was not what she signed up for, stating that she "would never just bust out singing about chicken and chicken wings," adding: "It hurt my feelings and crushed me for two days."[3] The fast food restaurant chain soon after issued a public apologize to Blige and later pulled the ad.[3]
Music video[edit]
The music video for "Don't Mind" was directed by Colin Tilley. It features Blige dressed in a black cat suit singing about how she doesn’t mind telling her man she loves him.[2] Singing straight to camera, she is seen performing in front of a graffiti laced wall.[2]
Credits and personnel[edit]
Credits adapted from the liner notes of My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1).[1]
Songwriting – Mary J. Blige, Priscilla Renea, Jerry Duplessis
Production – Jerry Wonda
Recording – Serge "Sergical" Tsai
Mixing – Jaycen Joshua
Mastering – Dave Kutch
Charts[edit]
Chart (2012)
Peak
position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4]
35
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c d My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1) (Media notes). Mary J. Blige. Matriarch, Geffen. 2012.
^ Jump up to: a b c Hailey, Jonathan (2012-05-29). "Mary J. Blige "Don't Mind" Saying She Loves You & Chicken Wraps [VIDEO]". The Urban Daily. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
^ Jump up to: a b c "Mary J. Blige: Burger King Chicken Ad Fallout 'Crushed Me'". Rolling Stone. 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
Jump up ^ "Mary J. Blige Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
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India, officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia. It is made up of 29 states and 7 union territories. All Indian states have their own government and Union territories come under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. As most of the other countries India too has a national emblem—the Lion Capital of Sarnath.
Apart from India's national emblem, each of its States and Union Territories have their own state seals and symbols which include state animals, birds, trees, flowers etc.[1] A list of state flowers of India is given below. See Symbols of Indian states and territories for a complete list of all State characters and seals.
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Andhra Pradesh Jasmine Jasminum officinale
Arunachal Pradesh Lady's Slipper Cypripedioideae,
Assam Kopou phul Rhynchostylis retusa
Bihar Orchid Tree (Kachnar) Bauhinia variegata
Chhattisgarh Lady's Slipper
Goa Red Jasmine Plumeria rubra
Gujarat African Marigold Tagetes erecta[2]
Haryana Lotus Nelumbo nucifera
Himachal Pradesh Pink rhododendron[3][4] Rhododendron campanulatum
Jammu and Kashmir Common rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Jharkhand Palash Butea monosperma
Karnataka Lotus Nelumbo nucifera
Kerala Golden shower tree Cassia fistula
Madhya Pradesh Lilium candidum Lilium candidum
Maharashtra Jarul[5] Lagerstroemia speciosa[6]
Manipur Siroi lily Lilium mackliniae
Meghalaya Lady's slipper Cypripedioideae
Mizoram Red Vanda Renanthera imschootiana
Nagaland Rhododendron Rhododendron arboreum
Odisha Ashoka[7][8] Saraca asoca
Punjab Gladiolus Gladiolus grandiflorus [9]
Rajasthan Rohira Tecomella undulata
Sikkim Noble orchid Cymbidium goeringii
Tamil Nadu Glory lily Gloriosa superba
Telangana Ranawara Senna auriculata
Tripura Nag Kesar Mesua ferrea
Uttar Pradesh Palash[10][11] Butea monosperma
Uttarakhand Brahma Kamal Saussurea obvallata
West Bengal Night-flowering Jasmine Nyctanthes arbor-tristis
Union territory
Common name
Scientific name
Image
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andaman Pyinma[12][13] Lagerstroemia hypoleuca
Chandigarh Palash[14] Butea monosperma
Dadra and Nagar Haveli Not Designated
Daman and Diu Not Designated
Delhi Alfalfa Medicago sativa
Lakshadweep Neelakurinji Strobilanthes kunthiana
Puducherry Cannonball tree's flower Couroupita guianensis
See also[edit]
List of Indian state symbols
List of Indian state emblems
List of Indian state trees
List of Indian state birds
List of Indian state animals
Flora of the Indian epic period
References[edit]
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Jump up ^ http://2.imimg.com/data2/OT/FH/MY-/shiv-pdf.pdf for the scientific name
Jump up ^ Cite error: The named reference kihp was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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Jump up ^ "State Flower Jarul :: Maharashtra". city flowers Social Work. 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2016. State Flower
Jump up ^ Government of Maharashtra ENVIS Cell :Important native trees of India Archived 2009-08-24 at the Wayback Machine.
Jump up ^ "CyberOrissa.com :: Orissa". cyberorissa.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2012. State Flower
Jump up ^ "Orissa State Symbols". mapsofindia.com. 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2012. The state flower is the ‘Ashoka’ flower
Jump up ^ Cite error: The named reference envis-flower was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
Jump up ^ "Palash gets state flower's status - Times Of India". indiatimes.com. 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2012. Palash (Butea monosperma) is now the state flower of Uttar Pradesh
Jump up ^ "IE Briefs - Indian Express". indianexpress.com. 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2012. The Uttar Pradesh government has declared ‘Palash’ or the ‘Flame of Forest’ as the state flower
Jump up ^ "State Symbols of India". General Knowledge 2016/2017.
Jump up ^ "State Flowers of India". www.bsienvis.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
Jump up ^ State Animal, Bird, Tree and Flower of Chandigarh (PDF).
External links[edit]
Complete Reference for Indian flower collection
Complete Indian flower collection
Indian state flowers
Official flora and fauna of various states in India On Biodiversity of India wiki
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