Combat outpost keating book

The outpost was first established in 2006 and the author follows the various units and their men throughout their rotation of duty at the post till its dramatic end in 2009. The attack was the bloodiest battle for us forces since the battle of wanat in july 2008, which occurred 20 miles 32 km away from kamdesh. The battle of kamdesh, which netted two medals of honor, is coming. After an attack on october 3, 2009, where the base was.

In a new book, the cnn anchor tells the story of combat outpost keating. How did you choose combat outpost keating as the subject of the book. Romesha and ty carter were awarded the medal of honor for their role in defending the base. Aug 21, 20 carter on patrol from combat outpost keating, where he was a member of the blue platoon, nicknamed the bastards. Originally built to engage the locals in community development projects, combat outpost keating located at the bottom of three. His optimism curdled as he confronted the scarcity of troops, the resiliency of insurgents, and the reluctance of locals to side with the americans for fear of drawing. May 03, 2018 at combat outpost keating, an exposed camp at the base of three mountains in afghanistans nuristan province not far from the pakistan border, a handful of soldiers with bravo troop, 3rd. After combat outpost keating was abandoned, the pentagon determined that the camp, in afghanistans desolate mountains just 14 miles from the pakistan border, should never have been established.

Jake tappers afghan siege book the outpost nabbed by. It should be a day that every american knows, the outposts. Jake tapper on the outpost, afghanistan, and david petraeus. In the outpost, jake tapper gives us the powerful saga of cop keating, from its establishment to eventual destruction, introducing us to an unforgettable cast of soldiers and their families, and to a place and war that has remained profoundly distant to most americans. Telling the stories of the men and women who served at combat outpost keating, and those who love them, was the honor of a lifetime, said tapper. This book is a minutebyminute description of the battle for combat outpost cop keating in afghanistan on october 3, 2009.

The outpost an untold story of american valor by jake tapper. The us army has released the executive summary of the report on the taliban assault on combat outpost keating in october 2009 that nearly saw the base overrun. It would have been impossible to provide a ground qrf to cop keating using vehicles or organic dismounts alone. Though the 53 americans there prevailed against nearly 400 taliban fighters, their casualties made it the deadliest fight of the war for the u. Keating, jones as specialist ty michael carter and hardrict as sgt.

The author will only sign copies purchased through the national press club. Tappers 673page complete history of the legendary combat outpost keating. The combat outpost is calls outpost keating which exemplifies everything youre saying in the book. In the haze in the recovery room at sibley hospital, i caught a news report about an october 3rd attack on a vulnerable outpost in an obscure corner of afghanistan. The battle of kamdesh, which netted two medals of honor, is. Jake tapper to discuss his book on combat outpost keating. The outpost by jake tapper little, brown and company. At the time of the deadly attack on combat outpost cop keating on october 3, 2009, staff sergeant romesha was assigned as a section leader for bravo troop, 361st cavalry, 4th brigade combat team, 4th infantry division. Taliban fighters, almost 400 in number, attacked 53 u. Based on true events, in this military thriller, a small unit of u.

The illfated american military base was in a remote afghan valley. Aug 05, 20 the battle at combat outpost keating, which took place 10 years ago today, remains one of the deadliest attacks on u. The outpost an untold story of american valor by jake. A chinook helicopter lands at combat outpost keating. Tapper particularly focuses on combat outpost cop keating. Moh recipients carter and romeshas stories come to screen. Clinton romesha of red platoon of the 4th infantry division of the us army. The book takes us through the tribulations of building and defending cop. Heavy fire used to defend combat outpost keating youtube. The american soldiers stationed there knew it was only a matter of. Watch the first trailer for the battle of kamdesh thriller.

Apr 20, 2020 the military thriller is about a small unit of u. In their own words life and death at combat outpost keating. An untold story of american valor written by jake tapper of cnn, follows a group of soldiers manning combat outpost keating. Romeshas story would become the subject of the 2016 book, red platoon. After a couple of months at combat outpost kamdesh, keating, a 27yearold maine native and secondincommand of the unit that set up the base, lost conviction in the mission. With orlando bloom, scott eastwood, caleb landry jones, jacob scipio. The illfated american military base was in a remote afghan valley, and on oct.

The narrative of the fight for combat outpost keating in afghanistan is structured with a personal depth, fluidity, and originality of presentation such as i have never encountered. An untold story of american valor by jake tapper about the battle of kamdesh. The outpost, an upcoming film based on cnn anchor jake tappers bestselling book of the same name, aims to tell that story. Eastwood will play staff sergeant clint romesha, with bloom as 1st lieutenant benjamin d. The battle of cop keating october 3rd, 2009 youtube. Read the bookshould be an outstanding film based on the siege. Cop keating battle begins, medal of honor nominee romesha. Battle of kamdesh project gutenberg selfpublishing. The climax of the story takes place in 2009, when the outpost is attacked by taliban. Jan 12, 20 tapper particularly focuses on combat outpost cop keating, which soldiers from 371 cavalry, 10th mountain division constructed in the summer of 2006.

The outpost was manned by 54 american personnel from b troop, 3rd squadron, 61st cavalry regiment, who faced greater than seventoone odds in the battle. The outpost is an upcoming war drama film directed by rod lurie, based on a 2012 nonfiction book, the outpost. Aug 10, 2012 this video is a recreation of the attack by antiafghanistan forces on us and afghan national security forces at cop keating and op fritsch in nuristan, afghanistan on october 3, 2009. May 04, 2018 the battle of kamdesh, which netted two medals of honor, is coming to the big screen. Army releases report on battle at combat outpost keating. Bloody battle at cop keating soldier of fortune magazine. Jake tappers afghan siege book the outpost nabbed by millennium films exclusive. May 21, 2020 the outpost in us theaters july 3, 2020 starring scott eastwood, caleb landry jones, orlando bloom, cory hardrict. Tappers book inadequately covers this aspect while the jtcoic video and other news reports offer a much better account. The book documents the incubation of the idea of cop keating through to the. Msr california along the landaysin river was dangerous and far from fob bostick reinforcements. The ill fated american military base was in a remote afghan valley. Combat outpost keating was a small american military outpost in nurestan province, in afghanistan after an attack on october 3, 2009, where the base was nearly overrun, and 8 americans and 4 afghans defenders were killed, the base was abandoned.

The film is based on jake tappers book and will chronicle the true story of the 53 u. Camp keating officers disciplined for attack that killed 8. Army combat outpost cop keating in the kamdesh valley of afghanistan. It sat deep within a valley, surrounded by mountains. Apr 16, 2016 a day earlier, romesha received the medal of honor during a ceremony at the white house in washington, d. Rod lurie afghan war thriller the outpost from jake. The outpost describes how the soldiers of combat outpost keating, far away from the nearest base and surrounded by insurgents, survived in rotten conditions while trying to reach out to the local community but were nonetheless attacked by hundreds of local men who killed eight americans and wounded 22 in. The attack was the bloodiest battle for us forces since the battle of wanat in july 2008, which occurred 20 miles 32 km away from. But first came the october 3, 2009, attack by nearly 400 taliban fighters, which the 53 u.

It stars orlando bloom, scott eastwood, caleb landry jones, milo gibson, jack kesy and will attenborough. An untold story of american valor kindle edition by tapper, jake. Everything you need to know about the outpost movie 2020. The outpost reveals what really happened during the taliban assault on combat outpost keating in afghanistan, detailing the history of the camp and the stories of the heroicand ultimately doomedsoldiers who were at. Jake tapper has written perhaps the best book set in afghanistan to date. Apr 21, 2020 the battle of kamdesh took place in 2009 at combat outpost keating when a small unit of u.

Clint romesha recalls the battle of cop keating duration. Army position in afghanistan that attracted a taliban attack nearly seven years ago. In the outpost, jake tapper gives us the powerful saga of cop keating, from its. It was a horrible position and eight men died that day largely because of the horrible position of camp keating. Carter, seen here providing security for afghans near combat outpost keating. It occurred on october 3, 2009, when a force of 300 taliban assaulted the american combat outpost cop keating near the town of kamdesh of nuristan province in eastern afghanistan. The outpost was established to cultivate cooperation with the locals and engage in community projects during operation enduring freedom. An untold story of american valor from cnns jake tapper in this military thriller, a small unit of u. The fighting at cop keating, which is also known as the battle of kamdesh, involved an attack by over 400 insurgents against the combat outpost, which was slated to be dismantled. A medal of honor recipients ongoing burden cbs news.

May 01, 2016 combat outpost keating was a remote u. After a couple of months at combat outpost kamdesh, keating, a 27yearold maine native and secondincommand of the unit that set up the base, lost. The battle for combat outpost, or cop, keating, for their very existence, had started less than an hour earlier, as oct. Having a director who graduated from west point and served in the army, as rod lurie did, provides rare opportunity for the men and women of combat outpost keating to have their story told the. The medal one of its defenders earned that day still weighs heavily on. The outpost, based on a nonfiction book by jake tapper, follows a tiny unit of u. Feb, 2010 return to afghan combat outpost leads to unexpected firefight duration. Amy davidson sorkin, writing in the new yorker, tried to answer the question why the base had not been moved, when it w. Combat outpost keating was a small american military outpost in nurestan province, in afghanistan. Camp keating officers disciplined for attack that killed 8 u. The battle of kamdesh, which netted two medals of honor. Jake tapper exposes the origins of this tragic and confounding story, exploring the history of the camp and detailing the stories of soldiers heroic and doomed, shadowed by the recklessness of their commanders in washington, d.

A runaway bestseller, it makes a savage war real, and american courage manifest. Memoir by clint romesha, moh recipient, on sale may 3. As a result of the battle, cop keating was partially overrun and nearly completely destroyed. The abandonment of keating and other remote outposts less than two weeks after the assault gave the taliban uncontested control of several rural districts in nuristan.

Aug 21, 20 combat outpost keating was a sitting target for nearby taliban insurgents. Feb 05, 2010 commanders of camp keating are disciplined for not taking proper measures that led to deaths of eight u. The books main focus is on the troops manning combat outpost keating named after an officer who lost his life at that location. The book tells the whole history of combat outpost keating, from its formation in march 2006 through the bases being overrun in 2009, and, as you know, there are more stories of fallen. The battle of kamdesh took place during the war in afghanistan 2001present. It tells the story of combat outpost keating, in remote northeastern afghanistan close to the pakistan border. The outpost wants to beat tenet to theaters in july film. After an attack on october 3, 2009, where the base was nearly overrun, and 8 americans and 4 afghans defenders were killed, the base was abandoned. Jake tapper book recounts infamous outpost battle from afghan. Based on the new york times bestselling nonfiction book, the outpost. Whereas jungers war documented the service of one platoon at a combat outpost cop in afghanistan. Lieutenant ben keating, the president of university of new hampshire. Carter on top of an afghanistan support group asg hut, providing eyes on an.