SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. 732006 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-45884"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fafghanistan-vets-have-you-seen-battleground-afghanistan%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Afghanistan+vets%3A+Have+you+seen+%22Battleground+Afghanistan%22%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fafghanistan-vets-have-you-seen-battleground-afghanistan&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AAfghanistan vets: Have you seen &quot;Battleground Afghanistan&quot;?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/afghanistan-vets-have-you-seen-battleground-afghanistan" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="f877b80d52a3fe13692b1365de162dee" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/045/884/for_gallery_v2/2092933_homeward-bound_5rubm3zpbysm7tgm5atxtuutsmoxpy7q62c4u66siw3t6qwph3oq_1200x540.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/045/884/large_v3/2092933_homeward-bound_5rubm3zpbysm7tgm5atxtuutsmoxpy7q62c4u66siw3t6qwph3oq_1200x540.jpg" alt="2092933 homeward bound 5rubm3zpbysm7tgm5atxtuutsmoxpy7q62c4u66siw3t6qwph3oq 1200x540" /></a></div></div>I have been watching the National Geographic Channels "Battleground Afghanistan" and comparing it to what Vietnam was like.<br /><br />Is this a fair representation of operations over there?<br />Or are we looking through some "lens"?<br /><a target="_blank" href="http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/battleground-afghanistan/">http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/battleground-afghanistan/</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/015/565/qrc/BGAFG-overview.jpg?1443044536"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/battleground-afghanistan/">Battleground Afghanistan</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">Get an inside look at the daily life of Marine Capt. Ben Middendorf and his men as they stay in Afghanistan to continue the fight against Taliban.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> 2015-06-07T22:21:51-04:00 SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. 732006

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2015-06-07T22:21:51-04:00 2015-06-07T22:21:51-04:00 1SG Private RallyPoint Member 732034

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I have only seen part of one episode. It was edited but accurate in what they did show.

2015-06-07T22:36:32-04:00 2015-06-07T22:36:32-04:00 MAJ Ron Peery 732592

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I have not seen any episodes, so I can't say how accurate they are. I will try to catch it and see. What you saw and did there depends on where you were. In my year in Farah Province, I was in six gunfights and one IED. Guys in the Korengal, or Helmand Province saw that much action in a day. People assigned to Camp Phoenix or Bagram probably never saw any action. It also got more violent after 2009.

2015-06-08T09:11:05-04:00 2015-06-08T09:11:05-04:00 Capt Richard I P. 733150

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Maj (then Capt) Ben Middendorf trained me at The Basic School. Tough but fair.

2015-06-08T12:01:40-04:00 2015-06-08T12:01:40-04:00 SFC Private RallyPoint Member 733414

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I have added it to my list on Netflix, but haven't watched it yet.

2015-06-08T13:39:43-04:00 2015-06-08T13:39:43-04:00 2015-06-07T22:21:51-04:00