July 2012, 1LT Lorance ordered the engagement of two Taliban scouts who were tracking his platoon’s movements while on a patrol in Kandahar province, a platoon that had recently experienced losses, including the previous Platoon Leader. According to Rules of Engagement at the time, soldiers in a combat zone are to hold their fire unless there is evidence of hostile action or direct hostile intent.
The Taliban utilized fighters on motorcycles and cell phones as scout/trackers. If there are enemy combatants reporting your patrol movements in order to facilitate an attack, how is that not hostile intent?
Free 1LT Clint Lorance, Commissioned US Army Officer, appointed by the Honorable Barack H. Obama; the President of the United States of America.