Name: 12-Hour Firefight
Released: 2013-07-15

While a NATO convoy transporting fuel and water is ambushed on Highway 1, U.S. soldiers are forced to defend hundreds of vehicles from a relentless Taliban attack for several hours. As their ammunition dwindles, their strategies become increasingly desperate. Meanwhile, Marines on patrol near a canal in Helmand province find themselves caught in a vicious ambush. In a courageous act, one soldier charges into the fray, braving enemy fire to save a fellow soldier who is trapped and under heavy attack.

Show Eyewitness War

Episode S01E06

Air Date Jul 15, 2013

Season 1 Episodes

S01E01 Chasing Down the Enemy S01E02 Caught Outside the Wire S01E03 Bleeding Out S01E04 Behind Enemy Lines S01E05 Battle for Antenna Hill S01E06 12-Hour Firefight S01E07 I'm Hit! S01E08 Trapped by the Enemy S01E09 Out of Ammo S01E10 Sniper Hunt S01E11 Mountaintop Revenge S01E12 Fallen Hero S01E13 Ambushed S01E14 Bomb Squad Boom S01E15 Man Down S01E16 Close Quarters Combat

12-Hour Firefight (S01E06)

Season 1 Episodes