as he saw that one of his brothers was wounded, Lance Cpl. Stevens, who was famous for his bright smile and his infectious sense of humor, quickly put on his gear and proclaimed that he was ready to go sweep the landing zone for the medevac aircraft that he knew his wounded brother was going to need. ‘I’m ready when you are,’ he said. He wasn’t tasked or told to get ready. He knew what needed to be done and he happily did it. “With the enemies’ rounds impacting the patrol base, led by Lance Cpl. Stevens, the landing zone security team selflessly rushed out of the compound into a hail of gunfire. As Lance Cpl. Stevens swept the zone, he fell to a barrage of enemy fires. Despite his fears, he ventured into harm’s way and laid down his life for his brothers.” 2015 Sangin was partially captured by Taliban forces on 21 December 2015. After two days of fighting the Afghan security forces reported 90 losses. Newsmedia report about 30 commando troops of the British SAS and 60 American special forces troops have been deployed by NATO to support ANA soldiers in the battle for Sangin. 2017 During the early hours of March 23, 2017, the Taliban captured the town, thus fully securing the district of Sangin. See also Lashkargah Helmand Helmand Province Siege of Sangin Battle of Sangin (2010) 1st Battalion 5th Marines 3rd Battalion 5th Marines 2nd Battalion 7th Marines 2nd Battalion 8th Marines 3rd Battalion 8th Marines 2nd Battalion 9th Marines 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion Provincial Reconstruction Team Helmand List of ISAF installations in Afghanistan References External links BBC: Where does the Afghan war go now? Video of Canadian troops engaged in a firefight near the village Video of Americans fighting in Sangin "The Poor Bastard's Club" by SSG Paul Mehlos Populated places in Helmand Province