Jason Amerine was born on 1971 and is a retired lieutenant colonel in the United States Army Special Forces.
12 Facts About Jason Amerine
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Jason Amerine served in the Invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, in which he aided tribal leader Hamid Karzai in fighting a guerrilla war against the Taliban.
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Jason Amerine was a "Real Hero" in the America's Army video game.
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Jason Amerine was assigned to help Afghan freedom fighters overthrow the Taliban rule in Afghanistan.
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Jason Amerine joined forces with local tribal leader Hamid Karzai, who assisted the US invasion via his own guerrilla war.
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Shortly after Karzai was elected to be interim leader of Afghanistan, Jason Amerine was hit by friendly fire from a bomber.
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Jason Amerine lost three of his friends in the explosion, and learned three days later that Kandahar had finally fallen, ending the war.
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On January 15,2002, LTC Jason Amerine was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with "V" device and the Purple Heart for his actions in Afghanistan.
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Jason Amerine's team developed a plan to trade Bowe Bergdahl and several Western hostages for Haji Bashir Noorzai.
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The Army then received a complaint from the FBI that Jason Amerine had provided classified information to Hunter.
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In early 2015, the Army initiated an investigation, which those close to Jason Amerine regarded as retaliation for criticizing the Army's hostage efforts.
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Jason Amerine was featured in the second season of the Serial podcast, which focused on the Bowe Bergdahl case.