Our Wednesday,20 September Dinner Meeting will feature a presentation by Derrick Anderson, currently a practicing attorney in DC and a Major in the National Guard, but previously a spec ops officer in Afghanistan. 

Former Green Beret Derrick Anderson (L’19) knows the courage and the sacrifice of those in the military. While serving in the U.S. Army in Afghanistan at dusk on the evening of June 9, 2014 — trying to protect a polling location from interference during the Afghan elections — his Special Forces A-Team was fired upon by the Taliban.

Anderson and his team called for air support from the U.S. Air Force. They asked the pilots whether they were able to see their lights on the ground. The pilots confirmed that they could. So what happened next was unexpected — and horrifying.  Read the full story at:  https://www.law.georgetown.edu/news/derrick-anderson-l19-service-and-sacrifice/