Counter-terrorism Light Cavalry - An Ethnic Chinese American's Afghanistan Experience

Author: Chen Cheng
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: "You are a young Chinese man who became a light cavalry soldier in the United States less than four months after coming here. A firsthand account of an ethnic Chinese American soldier's experiences in Afghanistan. In 2004, the author joined his U.S. Army light cavalry platoon on a peacekeeping mission to an outpost in Afghanistan. A year of combat life, several close calls with death, left the author with indelible memories. The U.S. Army cavalry, also known as armored reconnaissance soldiers, are divided into heavy and light cavalry, with only about 2,000 to 3,000 such soldiers in the entire United States. Heavy cavalry primarily uses armored reconnaissance vehicles for combat, while light cavalry is more specialized, numbering only a few hundred, mostly using Humvees or deploying via helicopter airdrops. 'Although this place may not exactly haunt my dreams, it is after all the place where I once fought. Our comrades have bled here, even sacrificed their lives, and I too have sweated and bled here, but I have gained a sense of pride.' In 2004, the author joined his U.S. Army light cavalry platoon on a peacekeeping mission to an outpost in Afghanistan. A year of combat life, several close calls with death, left the author with indelible memories. In this book, the author meticulously records his service in Afghanistan, including his authentic military life, the world's most advanced weaponry, intense face-to-face engagements with terrorists, firsthand experiences at major international events, and the real conditions of the Afghan people during the war. This is a documentary literary work forged from iron and blood. At the same time, as a reconnaissance soldier, the author captured over a thousand on-site photographs in time. The book selects nearly a hundred of them, making the reader feel as if they are on the scene."