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When 381 Navy SEALs found themselves pinned down in a jagged Afghan valley that had become their presumptive tomb, the high command in Kandahar had already begun the grim process of writing them off. ...
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The morning air was a brittle, biting cold that stung my lungs as I stepped onto the porch, coffee mug in hand. I expected to see the soft, familiar glow of our neighborhood’s most spirited Christmas ...