troops did not participate in the mission, but family of the fallen said they were told the video was secured by the French. He declined to name the partner force since U.S. Africa Command received the video for analysis in mid-August from a foreign military, Kellogg confirmed to Army Times. The fact that more helmet camera footage was recovered by French forces came to light during a Question & Answer session for the documentary’s premier in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. The winding tale of how the lightly armed team ended up in the melee, and why the military’s investigation placed primary blame on the ground force rather than senior leaders, is the subject of a new ABC documentary, 3212 UN-REDACTED, by investigative journalist James Gordon Meek, which premiers Thursday on Hulu.īook excerpt: ‘Sacrifice: A Gold Star Widow’s Fight for the Truth’ But the entire video may bolster the case for award upgrades, as well as renew focus on the botched mission that led the 3rd Group team into an ambush. “It would be inappropriate to speculate about or presuppose any decision related to the awards process.”Ī much shorter, edited version of the video was disseminated by ISIS propagandists a year after the fatal ambush near the village of Tongo Tongo. “Based on the new video, soldiers’ awards could be reevaluated,” said SOCOM spokesman Col. Special Operations Command left the possibility open for award upgrades when reached for comment.
“You see them holding their ground until they cannot hold it any longer.” “You don’t see them running away from the battle,” Terri Criscio, the mother of Wright, agreed. “Jeremiah composed himself after being shot three times and he was still helping Dustin, telling him where the shots were coming from, and he was still shooting,” Gannon said.
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