The Degüello: The Story of One Special Forces A-Team and the Mission of a Lifetime

By: Jeff Emanuel (Diary)  |  February 18th at 06:23 PM  | 

JUST WEEKS AFTER the attacks of September 11, 2001, a small number of elite special operators were inserted into northern Afghanistan.  The Degüello, by Special Forces veteran Scott Zastrow, tells the story of the first unit to deploy: ODA 555, or ‘Triple Nickel,’ an A-Team from Ft. Campbell, Kentucky’s 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne).  Accompanied by an Air Force combat controller, the ten-man team infiltrated | Read More »