Dostum points to the fresh dirt of new graves in the cemetery. Dostums men kick the corpses into the trenches and cover them with the tan dirt, not bothering to count the dead. is the manner in which military members tend to downplay their service or push aside thanks, rarely focusing on themselves, but on their team or country as a whole. However, with regard to making sure the movie didn't veer too far from the true story, only two members of the original ODA-595 detachment visited the set for a total of 2.5 days. Surprisingly Dostum agreed. They range in age from mid-20s to early 40s. He freely admits that in two decades of war, abuses have been committed by the troops of every commander. Later, several months after the Taliban fell, the special operations teams returned to Mazar-i-Sharif to bury the piece of the World Trade Center. The Regulators were joined by at least three CIA officers kitted in full combat gear, including a 32-year-old ex-Marine named Mike Spann. Battle of Bescham | Historica Wiki | Fandom Mark Nutsch's team, ODA 595, was dropped in Dehi, roughly 100 miles from the city of Mazar-i-Sharif. Its more like, I am coming to get youwhether I hit you is another story. Its Old World combat at its finest. Paul picks up the story, raindrops dotting his gold-rimmed, government-issue glasses. Ka-RUMPH! However, when the 2009 Horse Soldiers book was being written, Mark Nutsch had requested that his name be changed to protect his identity, as was the case with most of the other Horse Soldiers. Mark Nutsch Age, Wife, Family, Story, Biography & More Biography Mitch Nelson was born in Alma, Kansas, and he married a Hispanic woman and had a daughter. General Abdul Rashid Dostum is a man who has rarely been interviewed but has often been typecast as a brutal warlordusually because of his reputation for winning. When the regime fell in 1992, three years after the Soviets departed, Dostum fought alongside the mujahidin and helped the Northern Alliances legendary Ahmad Shah Massoud battle the fundamentalist Pashtun forces of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and gain control of the capital. Im looking through the optics while rounds are zinging all around us. At this point in the tale, Mike nodded toward Paul, who was sitting next to him on the couch at Dostums guest house. He is so sincere; whenever I see him, I feel joy. He pauses for a moment, lost in reflection. Our commanders said they didnt know what to expect, but at least they were honest enough to admit it, the Green Beret continues. . Chris Hemsworth's character's real-life counterpart, Mark Nutsch, had worked on a cattle ranch when he was younger and was one of the few members of the 12-man team who had experience riding horses.