An old article that describes Camp Keating in Nurestan:
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/20...tan/index.html

From the article:
From the pine- and cedar-lined mountain slope that loomed over the base, several insurgents were firing down on us
I believe this is the same outpost that was attacked on Saturday - just manned by a different unit two years later.

Ken, you said:
the bad guys will simply occupy the high ground and nail you while you cannot see them. We should've figured that out at Ticonderoga 232 years ago (among other places ...).
I had just finished skimming that salon article when I read your comment. I had been thinking something very similar.

Thanks for the discussion.

My heart, too, goes out to the family and friends of the fallen.