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Operation stars

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Operation stars needs to be referenced in the introduction or linked to a relevant wiki page before it can be used in the body of the article. 2603:7080:7C00:71:1914:3222:BB87:F26D (talk) 05:17, 12 April 2024 (UTC)Reply

Politico article

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FYI: New article on the operation in Politico. Here: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/03/20/operation-red-wings-lone-survivor-luttrell-00833548?_sp_pass_consent=true

Airproofing (talk) 22:15, 21 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

Added explanation for why Gulab could not deliver note

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In the section Afghans who aided Luttrell it is not clear why Gulab could not go see the commander and sent another person. In my proposed change I add the reasoning, which is to continue aiding the wounded soldier.

Old version:

Luttrell wrote a note and asked that it be taken to the American base at Asadabad. Because Gulab had previously met the Marine commander based at Nangalam, he asked an older man, Shina, from another part of the village of Salar Ban to make the trek with the note to the base in his stead and gave him 1,000 Afghanis (about twenty U.S. dollars) for the trip.

New version: Luttrell wrote a note and asked that it be taken to the American base at Asadabad. Gulab, refusing to leave Luttrel asked a distant relative, an older man called Shina, to make the trek with the note to Commander Matt at the Nangalam base and gave him 1,000 Afghanis (about twenty U.S. dollars) for the trip. Leonardogrim (talk) 13:28, 1 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want made. Day Creature (talk) 15:53, 1 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Sorry about that, the source is the book Victory Point (ISBN 978-0-425-23259-0) already mentioned in the bibliography, precisely Chapter 7 'Storm of Chaos' (exact page n/a due to epub format) . Leonardogrim (talk) 19:30, 1 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

I don't have access to that source so I'll reopen your edit request. Hopefully someone else will be able to assist. Day Creature (talk) 21:38, 1 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Done Kodning 🌸 (talk) 04:01, 3 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

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Added explanation for why Gulab could not deliver note