Level Zero Heroes: The Story of U.S. Marine Special Operations in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan

Follow along with Marine Special DPS as theu battle in the heart of a remote Taliban stronghold to win and bring everyone home-an incredible true story of modern warfare as told by the operators on the ground.

In Level Zero Heroes, Michael Golembesky follows the members of U.S. Marine Special Operations Team 8222 on their assignment to the remote and isolated Taliban stronghold known as Bala Murghab as they conduct special operations in an effort to break the Taliban's grip on the valley.  What started out as a routine mission changed when two 82nd Airborne d paratroopers tragically drowned in the Murghab River while trying to retrieve vital supplies from an air drop that had gone terribly wrong.  In this one moment, the focus and purpose of the friendly forces at Forward Operating Base Todd, where Team 8222 was stationed, was forever altered and a massive clearing operation was initiated to break the Taliban's stranglehold on the valley and recover the bodies.

From close-quarters firefights in Afghan villages to capturing key terrain from the Taliban in the unforgiving Afghan winter, this intense and personal story depicts the brave actions and sacrifices of MSOT 8222.  readers will understand the hopelessness of being pinned down under a hail of enemy gunfire and the quake of the earth as a two-thousand-pound guided bomb levels a fortified Taliban fighting position.

A powerful and moving story of Marine operators doing what they do best, Level Zero Heroes brings to life the mission of these selected few who fought side by side in Afghanistan.  It's a narrative as action packed and emotional as anything to emerge from the Special Operations community's contribution to the Afghan War.