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Jan 17, 2018 · As for team leader Mark Nutsch, the real-life counterpart to the film's main character portrayed by Chris Hemsworth, he had no actual combat experience prior to the mission. His lack of combat experience is pointed out in the movie. However, he had been deployed in the Middle East and around the globe.
Jan 18, 2018 · These 12 solders were outnumbered by the Taliban as they worked with Afghan rebels. Mulholland, played by William Fichtner, is one of the few whose names weren’t changed for the film.
Jan 27, 2018 · As the team made a beeline for its home base at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, then-Capt. Mark Nutsch was still piecing together what had happened. Nutsch, who is portrayed by the film’s star, Chris Hemsworth, in “12 Strong,” had recently been assigned away from ODA 595.
After leaving their families, 595 travels to Uzbekistan on October 7, 2001. After being briefed and evaluated by COL Mulholland, Commander of 5th Special Forces Group, Nelson and 595 are picked to fight alongside Northern Alliance leader Abdul Rashid Dostum.
Jan 27, 2018 · In the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, there were three key stories that described the resolve of the American people, according to retired Lt. Gen. John F. Mulholland.
Jan 19, 2018 · The movie “12 Strong” tells the harrowing story of the first U.S. Special Forces mission in Afghanistan following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Read on for an Army.mil exclusive feature story that recounts the true events of the Green Berets’ first mission in Afghanistan.
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Jan 11, 2018 · Bob Pennington is the real-life version of Hal Spencer. They suggest that while the movie may take some liberties with the mission’s details (as movies are wont to do), 12 Strong captures the...
