Roughneck Nine-One : The Extraordinary Story of a Special Forces A-team at War

On April 6, 2003, twenty-six Green Berets, including those of Sergeant 1st Class Frank Anentori's Special Forces A-Team (call sign Roughneck Nine One), led a violent battle against a vastly superior force at the remote crossroads near the village of Debecka, Iraq. In an already legendary conflict that will influence US Army doctrine for years to come, the Green Berets stopped an enemy unit that included battle tanks and more than 150 well-trained, well-equipped, and well-commanded soldiers. Any normal American light infantry unit finding itself outnumbered over five to one and outgunned on the ground by such a heavily armored force would have turned and run for cover. But Green Berets don't like to run and Nine One Don't Run was Antenori's team's motto from the very beginning. In a spectacular fight, they battled Iraqi tanks and personnel until only a handful of Iraqi survivors finally fled the battlefield. In the process, Nine One encountered hordes of news media, and at the peak of the fight, a US Navy F-14 dropped a 500-pound bomb in the middle of a group of supporting Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, killing and wounding dozens. This is the never-before-told, unsanitized, unedited story of the fight for the crossroads at Debecka, Iraq, and a unique inside look at a Special Forces A-Team as it recruits and organizes, trains for combat, and eventually fights a battle against a huge opposing force in Iraq. Roughneck Nine One is a powerful look inside a Special Forces A-Team and its dramatic and controversial battle against a huge opposing force, and a revealing story of the role of Special Forces in the ongoing war in Iraq. On April 6, 2003, Twenty-six Green Berets, Including Those Of Sergeant 1st Class Frank Antenori's Special Forces A-team (call Sign Roughneck Nine-one), Led A Violent Battle Against A Vastly Superior Force At The Remote Crossroads Near The Village Of Debecka, Iraq. In An Already Legendary Conflict That Will Influence Us Army Doctrine For Years To Come, The Green Berets Stopped An Enemy Unit That Included Battle Tanks And More Than 150 Well-trained, Well-equipped, And Well-commanded Soldiers. Any Normal American Light Infantry Unit Finding Itself Outnumbered Over Five To One And Outgunned On The Ground By Such A Heavily Armored Force Would Have Turned And Run For Cover. But Green Berets Don't Like To Run And Nine-one Don't Run Was Antenori's Team's Motto From The Very Beginning. In A Spectacular Fight, They Battled Iraqi Tanks And Personnel Until Only A Handful Of Iraqi Survivors Finally Fled The Battlefield. In The Process, Nine-one Encountered Hordes Of News Media, And At The Peak Of The Fight, A Us Navy F-14 Dropped A 500-pound Bomb In The Middle Of A Group Of Supporting Kurdish Peshmerga Fighters, Killing And Wounding Dozens. This Is The Never-before-told, Unsanitized, Unedited Story Of The Fight For The Crossroads At Debecka, Iraq, And A Unique Inside Look At A Special Forces A-team As It Recruits And Organizes, Trains For Combat, And Eventually Fights A Battle Against A Huge Opposing Force In Iraq.--jacket. Introduction : Laying On The Mission -- Ambush At Gardez -- The Road To Special Forces -- Adventures In Botswana -- Warning Order For Iraq -- Fort Pickett, Virginia -- Birth Of The Black Sheep -- From Zeros To Heroes In Just One Night -- Mission Impossible -- Northern Safari -- Objective Rock -- Across The Green Line -- Unfriendly Fire -- Javelin Ace And Tank Kill -- Chaos On Rock -- Stand-down -- After-action Review. Frank Antenori And Hans Halberstadt. Includes Index.

An inside look at a special forces A-Team and the story of how the author's outnumbered and outgunned team won a crucial and dramatic battle on the Iraqi battlefields.

On April 6th, 2003, twenty-six Green Berets, including those of Sergeant 1st Class Frank Antenori's Special Forces A-team (call sign Roughneck Nine-One), confronted a vastly superior force—one that included battle tanks and more than 150 well-trained, well-equipped, and well-commanded soldiers—at a remote crossroads near the small village of Debecka, Iraq. The rest is history...

Along the way, they endured a U.S .Navy F-14 dropping a 500-pound bomb on supporting Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, the ever-present threat of WMDs, and countless other deadly obstacles.

This is the never-before-told, unsanitized story of how one Special Forces A-team recruited and organized, trained and eventually fought—and won—a legendary conflict that will influence American military doctrine for years to come.

An inside look at a special forces A-Team and the story of how the author's outnumbered and outgunned team won a crucial and dramatic battle on the Iraqi battlefields. On April 6th, 2003, twenty-six Green Berets, including those of Sergeant 1st Class Frank Antenori's Special Forces A-team (call sign Roughneck Nine-One), confronted a vastly superior force—one that included battle tanks and more than 150 well-trained, well-equipped, and well-commanded soldiers—at a remote crossroads near the small village of Debecka, Iraq. The rest is history... Along the way, they endured a U.S .Navy F-14 dropping a 500-pound bomb on supporting Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, the ever-present threat of WMDs, and countless other deadly obstacles. This is the never-before-told, unsanitized story of how one Special Forces A-team recruited and organized, trained and eventually fought—and won—a legendary conflict that will influence American military doctrine for years to come. Documents the controversial April 2003 battle between Green Beret forces and Iraqi soldiers near the village of Debecka, a battle that was marked by extensive news media coverage and the Navy bombing of supporting Peshmerga fighters Looking back on it, I got my job as team sergeant for Operational Detachment Alpha-391 (ODA-391 ) as the result of an enemy ambush.