Isle soldiers return to volatile area

In late September, Schofield Barracks soldiers headed to a deadly village in eastern Afghanistan, where they handed out calling cards that said, “We are back.” The several-day helicopter air assault mission to Wanat, where nine U.S. soldiers were killed and 27 were wounded in 2008, involved a force of 600, including Hawaii soldiers, U.S. Special Forces and Afghan commandos.

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