E38: Seventeen Men of Sangin

Diary of a Nation by Christina Zlotnick

Dec 23, 202400:41:32Society & Culture

In 2011, Anthony Marquez deployed to Afghanistan with his dog Allie, who was trained to sniff out improvised explosive devices (IEDs). After seventeen fellow Marines died around him during the Battle of Sangin, Anthony a...

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