Iran's Missiles Stopped a Clock at Al Asad. The Injury Count Kept Rising #iran #militaryhistory

At Al Asad Air Base in Iraq, a wall clock fell at the first impact and stopped at 1:34 a.m. on January 8, 2020. By the Pentagon's count, 11 Iranian ballistic missiles struck the base, and no one was killed. That day, President Trump said there were no casualties. Then the count of brain injuries began: 34 on January 24, 50 four days later, 109 by February 10, all classified as mild — a number the Pentagon called a snapshot in time. This short follows that count through CBS's 60 Minutes, Pentagon briefing transcripts, Central Command's statement and Gen. Kenneth McKenzie's Senate testimony. In November 2021, the inspector general found that Central Command and its component commands had not tracked or reported potential concussive events, or the troops exposed to them, as required. That December, the Army announced 39 approved Purple Hearts. The whole night and what followed — the warning, the evacuation, the bunkers between volleys and the reviews that came after — is in the main film (about 12 minutes): [main film link — added after upload] Sources · David Martin — “Inside the attack that almost sent the U.S. to war with Iran,” CBS News 60 Minutes, February 28, 2021 · David Martin and Mary Walsh — “Who would live and who would die: The inside story of the Iranian attack on Al Asad Airbase,” CBS News 60 Minutes Overtime, February 28, 2021 · The White House — Remarks on the Situation in Iran, January 8, 2020 (DCPD-202000008) · U.S. Department of Defense — press briefings by Secretary Esper and Gen. Milley, January 8 and January 30, 2020 (transcripts) · Capt. Bill Urban — statement on treatment and ongoing service member screening after the January 8, 2020, attack on Al Asad, U.S. Central Command, January 17, 2020 · DOD News — “DOD Official Says 34 Service Members Injured by Iranian Blast,” January 24, 2020 · RFE/RL — “Pentagon Says 50 U.S. Troops Diagnosed With Brain Injuries After Iran Strike,” January 28, 2020 · Diana Stancy — “109 US troops diagnosed with TBI after Iran missile barrage says Pentagon in latest update,” Military Times, February 10, 2020 · Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. — Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, stenographic transcript, March 12, 2020 · DoD Office of Inspector General — “Evaluation of Traumatic Brain Injuries in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility,” DODIG-2022-006, November 1, 2021 · Davis Winkie — “Army approves 39 Purple Hearts for 2020 Iran missile attack,” Army Times, December 8, 2021 · U.S. Central Command — “Al Asad TBM attack,” unclassified drone footage of the strikes, DVIDS 785331, March 1, 2021 · Headlines shown: Associated Press, January 24, 2020 · Army Times, December 8, 2021 The 3D scenes are a directed reconstruction built from the records with carved models, not footage of the events. The narration is a synthetic voice. The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement. #shorts #AlAsad #Iran #BallisticMissiles #TBI #PurpleHeart #MilitaryHistory #SANDTABUL SANDTABUL · Warfare, set out on the sand table. Battles, operations and the machines of war, re-staged in carved 3D and placed in the world that shaped them.