Not a Good Day to Die: The Untold Story of Operation Anaconda
Wednesday, August 5
7:30 pm
Doors open at 6:45 pm
Free parking and admission
Join us as award-winning Army Times reporter Sean Naylor provides the most comprehensive picture of the largest battle of the Afghan war to date—Operation Anaconda. One of only eight journalists allowed to accompany the troops into battle, his first-hand insider information is chronicled in his book, “Not a Good Day to Die: The Untold Story of Operation Anaconda”. What was intended as a grand gesture turned into a missed opportunity to crush what remained of Al Qaida in Afghanistan in March 2002.
Operation Anaconda was conducted by a force of about 2,000 soldiers, more than half which were US conventional forces, Special Forces, and Special Operating Forces commanded by Major General Buster Hagenbeck of the 10th Mountain Division, headquartered at Fort Drum, New York. Coalition forces from Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, and Norway joined United States troops in Operation Anaconda. Operation Anaconda was part of the ongoing effort in Afghanistan to root out Taliban and al-Qaida forces holed up in the Pakitia Province area of the country.
A book signing will follow.
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