Sgt. La David Johnson died going BACK into the kill zone to save comrades

-Sgt. La David Johnson was in an armed pick-up truck when the ambush started
-His vehicle was in front of the Land Cruiser carrying Sgt. Bryan C. Black, Staff Sgt. Jeremiah W. Johnson, Sgt. La David Johnson and Staff Sgt. Dustin M. Wright
-Johnson and his vehicle escaped the fire of 50 ISIS militants but then went back
-They were trying to save the other four US men when they were all struck
-Sgt. La.'s body was eventually given back to Nigerien troops by a village elder
-That same village elder is suspected of stalling the troops before the ambush
-The October 3 attack in Tongo Tongo, Niger, has been shrouded in secrecy
-Sgt. Johnson's widow revealed this week that she still did not know how he died
-The new details were revealed on Friday by an unnamed US official
-Questions remain over why the lightly armed unit of just 42 soldiers was sent on a dangerous mission to capture an ISIS target with so few men and weapons
-The official revealed the men were meant to have back-up but it could not go with them at the last minute
-Instead of being called back to base, they were told to proceed with the mission


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