Red Platoon

A True Story of American Valor

By: Clinton Romesha

Narrated by: Will Damron, Clinton Romesha

The only comprehensive, firsthand account of the thirteen hour firefight at the Battle of Keating by Medal of Honor recipient Clinton Romesha, for readers of Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden and Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell

"'It doesn't get better.' To us, that phrase nailed one of the essential truths, maybe even the essential truth, about being stuck at an outpost whose strategic and tactical vulnerabilities were so glaringly obvious to every soldier who had ever set foot in that place that the name itself -- Keating -- had become a kind of backhanded joke."

In 2009, Clinton Romesha of Red Platoon and the rest of the Black Knight Troop were preparing to shut down Command Outpost Keating, the most remote and inaccessible in a string of bases built by the U.S. military in Nuristan and Kunar in the hope of preventing Taliban insurgents from moving freely back and forth between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Three years after its construction, the army was finally ready to concede what the men on the ground had known immediately: it was simply too isolated and too dangerous to defend.

On October 3, 2009, after years of constant smaller attacks, the Taliban finally decided to throw everything they had at Keating. The ensuing 14-hour battle-- and eventual victory-- cost 8 men their lives.

Red Platoon is the riveting first-hand account of the Battle of Keating, told by Romesha, who spearheaded both the defense of the outpost and the counter-attack that drove the Taliban back beyond the wire, and received the Medal of Honor for his actions.

Includes original songs “Red Platoon” and “Remember the Fallen”
Songs performed by Michael Connors. ℗2016 Michael Connors Music.
"Red Platoon" words and music by Jim Kinsey, Michael Connors, Clint Romesha, Mike Hartnett and James Breedwell © 2016 All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

"Remember The Fallen" words and music by Michael Connors, Jim Kinsey, Billy Dawson and Mike Hartnett © 2016 All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Executive Producer, Nemo Arms

words cannot describe

when you have battle buddies that are mentioned in this and you served with in this book. it really hits home. RIP to all of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice.

Impressive Bravery but hard to keep men straight

This was an amazing story to hear. I feel it helped me understand deployments and the bond of a platoon much better. As an audible book however, it was difficult to keep all the soldiers straight and keep track of everything going on.

incredible

loved it, clinged to every word. Was a great recollection of a brutal nattle from the men who got it done.

Reality at its best and worst

It’s impossible to feel what these men went through without being there but this narrative came closer than anything I have read before. I have read a lot…
Thank you for your service and thank you for writing this book.

One of the best!

What a story! Great listen. Had me wanting more all the way through. Hats off to the author. One of the best books I’ve listened to in a long time. Definitely worth it!