Eyewitness War — Season 1, Episode 6: 12-Hour Firefight

Episode synopsis

When a NATO convoy carrying fuel and water comes under attack on Highway 1, U.S. soldiers must try to hold off a Taliban ambush for hours and protect the hundreds of vehicles under assault. As the soldiers run out of ammo, their tactics grow desperate. Then, when Marines patrolling a canal in Helmand province are blindsided by a brutal ambush, a soldier risks his life running straight into the line of fire to rescue a brother pinned down by the enemy.

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.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Chasing Down the Enemy
• E2Caught Outside the Wire
• E3Bleeding Out
• E4Behind Enemy Lines
• E5Battle for Antenna Hill
• E7I'm Hit!
• E8Trapped by the Enemy
• E9Out of Ammo
• E10Sniper Hunt
• E11Mountaintop Revenge
• E12Fallen Hero
• E13Ambushed