To view video of the 3rd Platoon, 41st Engineer Company being hit by a Taliban IED in Afghanistan in July, 2010, click on the photo below.
Talaban soldiers near Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
The 3rd Platoon of the 41st Engineer Company was stationed in the northeast region of Afghanistan during 2009-2010. Much of their coverage area included the remote hills and mountains that border Pakistan. Under the command of then 1st Lt. Kris Johnson, the 3rd Platoon suffered severe damage on several occasions, as well as injuries, as they searched and battled in the area of Afghanistan that included the home of Osama Bin Laden. Several of the 3rd Platoon received Purple Heart medals from President Obama during a visit to Kabul in 2010. The video from "LiveLeak" was filmed by the Taliban and shown on Al Jazerra, the Arab network for terrorists.