I came across this while looking for more information on yusef and abdul from outlaw platoon. Armys 10th mountain division and their heroic stand in the mountains of afghanistan sean parnell is a former u. Now most of the men that join and want to be apart of them have some history to the unit themselves. Army ranger sean parnell was named commander of a fortyman elite infantry platoon, the 10th mountain.
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