Lt. Col. Steve Boesen, left, and Air Force Lt. Col. Marchal Magee, right, greet Navy Vice Adm. Robert S. Harward, upon Harward's arrival in Paktia province, Afghanistan, Jan. 12, 2011. An Osprey Harward was riding in was targeted by escaped detainees in Helmand province in August. Sgt. John P Sklaney III, U.S. Army Army3-Star SEAL’s Osprey Targeted In Jailbreak -- Navy Times
Two detainees escaped from a detention facility on a Marine base in Afghanistan, then used a grenade launcher to target an MV-22 Osprey about to take off with a three-star Navy SEAL on board, Marine Corps Times has learned.
Vice Adm. Robert Hardward was in the Osprey on base Aug. 7 after visiting the headquarters of 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, in the Musa Qala district of Helmand province. He heads Joint Task Force 435, which oversees detainee operations in Afghanistan, and has been nominated to replace Marine Lt. Gen. John Allen as the deputy commander of U.S. Central Command. Allen is expected to become the top commander in Afghanistan this fall.
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My Comment: This report gives me more questions than answers .... but one thing is sure .... if this attack was successful, Vice Adm. Robert Hardward would have made the history books for being one of the highest ranking U.S. Generals to be KIA in combat.