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When the U.S. military officially departed Iraq due to the Status of Forces Agreement deadline, a little known part of the handover included leaving behind secret Special Forces' "Team houses" - or "safe houses" - hidden around the country. One was built by Green Beret Staff Sergeant Rob Pirelli and his Operational Detachment Alpha -072, or "A-Team." Pirelli, of the Army's 10th Special Forces Group, built the combat outpost in a remote part of Diyala Province, near the Iranian border, in 2007. As a lone reporter, Alex Quade was there at the combat outpost's beginning stages, then spent 2-years covering these same, secretive Special Forces "A-Teams" on multiple deployments. During one combat mission, Green Beret Staff Sgt. Pirelli was killed in action during an ambush. His heroism saved his 12-Special Forces teammates, and the Iraqis his unit was advising. As a reporter, I made the commitment to follow Pirelli's "A-Team" and his "Gold Star Family" for 5-years after he was killed; Alex ...

Credited cast:
Sergeant Brady Sergeant Brady - Himself - Interviewee / Special Forces Intel Sergeant
Captain Jason Captain Jason - Himself - Interviewee / Special Forces Captain
Sergeant Kevin Sergeant Kevin - Himself - Interviewee / Special Forces Communications Sergeant
Alex Quade Alex Quade - Herself - War Reporter
Medic Tim Medic Tim - Himself - Interviewee / Special Forces Medic
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