Army may punish commanders where 9 died at Wanat

Army may punish commanders where 9 died at Wanat
A military investigation into an ambush that left nine Americans dead — including Cpl. Jason Bogar, a 25-year-old soldier from Seattle — recommends that the Army consider taking disciplinary action against three U.S. commanders who oversaw the 2008 mission to send troops to the remote Afghan outpost, defense officials said Tuesday.


By Greg Jaffe
The Washington Post

A military investigation into an ambush that left nine Americans dead recommends that the Army consider taking disciplinary action against three U.S. commanders who oversaw the 2008 mission to send troops to the remote Afghan outpost, defense officials said Tuesday.

The investigation into the bloody battle at Wanat, near the border with Pakistan, was undertaken last fall at the urging of Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Nine soldiers were killed and 27 wounded during the attack at the outpost, which raged for several hours. Among the dead was 1st Lt. Jonathan Brostrom, whose father, a retired Army colonel, pushed for more than a year to persuade the Pentagon to launch a probe of the battle.

Also killed was Cpl. Jason Bogar, a 25-year-old soldier from Seattle. His mother, Carlene Cross, was one of the parents who pushed for the Central Command investigation.
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