The gap between soldiers' memories and the polished narrative from the Defence Secretary and the Pentagon is often where the most uncomfortable truths reside. For those who stood in the path of Iran's deadliest drone strike in Kuwait, the official version of events offered by the Department of War feels less like a report and more like a rewrite.
While the administration paints a picture of a well-defended position hit by a statistical anomaly, the men on the ground describe a scene of systemic failure and avoidable vulnerability. According to the Army soldiers who survived Iran's deadliest attack, they were 'unprepared' and were in a vulnerable position.
