Eyewitness War — Season 1, Episode 5: Battle for Antenna Hill
War & Politics, Drama, Reality • 60 min • 1 season, 16 episodes
Episode synopsis
It's an epic and deadly battle against the Taliban to take Antenna Hill - a dangerous peak in Afghanistan's Jaghatu district. In this mission, U.S. forces scale the hill's highest point to conduct a battle assessment of the area ... until Taliban fire furiously rains down on them. When Sgt. Augustine Cortinas gets separated from the others and is pinned down by the Taliban, nine men stay to help, while 1st Lt. Joshua Brewer leads a four-man squad to finish the mission.
About Eyewitness War
“EyeWitness War” follows the men and women of the Army, Navy, Drug Enforcement Administration, Coast Guard and other forces as they deal with battles, drug trafficking and explosives.