I was just thinking of the moment and getting the mission done." "We were doing things that had never been done before.
Mark Baker served as a chinook crew member for Task Force Dagger. (Ret.) Calvin Markham, a Special Tactics combat controller, said, "We promised the Northern Alliance air power against the Taliban, and we delivered with devastating effects." He said besides the horse calvary, the task force used many non-conventional tactics. Nutch said the task force was surprised to employ a horse calvary to combat armored vehicles, tanks, rockets, mortars and machine gun fire. "Together we were hunted by a common enemy," he said. Army Major Mark Nutch, who served as a ground commander for a group of Green Berets known as ODA 595, said the Special Operations Forces worked with Afghan Tribes of the Northern Alliance to fight the Taliban. The mounted troops became known as the "horse soldiers." Despite all the high-tech gear at their disposal, it was the use of horses that proved pivotal in the crossing the rugged terrain. Special Forces were on the ground in Afghanistan within weeks of the 9/11 attacks to begin the war against the Taliban. Vic McGowan, a spokesperson for the United War Veterans Council, said, "In mid-October 2001, as the nation watched from their living rooms and their couches, their board rooms, their offices and from the streets, members of Task Force Dagger rode through the mountains of Afghanistan and we were once again reminded of our great American spirit." 13, 2016 members of Task Force Dagger - a joint Special Operations team consisting of Green Berets from the 5th Special Forces Group, aircrew members from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), and Air Force Combat Controllers - gathered to commemorate the America's Response statue and remember their actions in the wake of 9/11. The sculpture's new home now watches over the Ground Zero Memorial in New York City. De Oppresso Liber, the 16-foot-tall bronze statue also known as the "Horse Soldier," depicts a Special Operations soldier in Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks, and commemorates the first time US troops used horses in combat since 1942. New York City - The "Horse Soldier" has a permanent home. The America's Response Monument, aka Horse Soldier statue, sits in its final resting place at Liberty Park, adjacent to the. The Pipes & Drums Of The Emerald Society of the New York City Police Department plays during the America's Response Ceremony. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 5 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Stanton, author of The Horse Soldiers, attended the rededication ce. Special Operations Soldiers and Airmen join best selling author Doug Stanton at the America's Response Monument, following the rededication ceremony at Liberty Park in New York City. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 4 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Mulholland, Jr., former Task Force Dagger commander, shakes hands with a member of the New York City Police Department at Liberty Park in New York City, for the rededication ceremony of the America's Response Monument. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 3 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Mulholland served as the Task Force Dagger commander in Afghanistan following the 9/11 at. Mulholland Jr., Associate Director for Military Affairs at the CIA, gives the keynote speech during the America's Response statue rededication. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 2 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – The statue serves as a reminder of the bond formed between U.S. The America's Response Monument, aka Horse Soldier statue, sits in its final resting place at Liberty Park, adjacent to the 9/11 Memorial in New York City.
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