Outlaw Platoon

This is a very powerful book – simultaneously uplifting and sad. Prior to reading it, I had no idea of how relentless the fighting is in Afghanistan. Fierce, proud, courageous, and professional warriors – the men of the Outlaw platoon demonstrated that the manly virtues are still strong in American men.
Whether we should be in Afghanistan or not is a political question. For the men who are out at the tip of the spear, it is as it always has been – the only important things are your brothers in arms and survival. And, that is what Parnell vividly describes.
This book prompts me to re-eread Charles MacDonald's classic book, Company Commander to help me compare the experience in Afghanistan to what our fathers faced in WW2.