Alan C. Mack

In hindsight, you know, I write that, you know,

The equipment and the techniques at the time were brand new, you know, that we ended up using in Afghanistan.

But I don't know that it would have gone well, you know.

In 99.

Yeah.

But it might have been okay.

Trust me.

You know, I was at Tora Bora in 2001.

I saw you did an interview with McPhee.

Yes.

So fun.

Right.

So he was one of the guys I was carrying in and, um, you know, they did that crazy ceasefire for some reason.

And he got away, you know, I mean, we had him on the ropes injured, but, uh, you know, it's, you know, when they got him, I remember just thinking, finally,

If you never tell any of the story, this is what I struggled with writing this book,

And, you know, I sent it to the Pentagon.

They did their little cuts on it.

But essentially, they didn't really change the story.

But if, you know, I was talking to the public affairs at the 160th, like we're, you know, we're quiet professionals, which is true.

But you can't be what they call a silent professional.