In the eighteen sixties, during the American Civil War, Union soldiers won a battle on Roanoke Island.
VOA: special.2009.08.17
The attack in Paktika province sparked a long battle that left two U.S.soldiers dead.
VOA: standard.2009.07.04
After receiving reports that seriously injured soldiers were at a distant battle position, Staff Sergeant Romesha and his team provided covering fire to allow the injured Soldiers to safely reach the aid station.
Inland, the battlements of dramatic Nakhal Fort are ripe for a mock battle before young soldiers recover with a picnic in the surrounding date plantations.