As the convoy sped along, Maj. Fred Galvin knew something was off.
The six Marine Humvees had traveled east through a bazaar in the village of Bati Kot in eastern Afghanistan at 6 a.m. March 4, 2007, and the situation had been normal. Three hours later, on the return trip, everything was different.
The convoy headed west along Highway One — one of the country’s major roads. Galvin, a Kansas City-area native and longtime Marine who was riding in the last vehicle, told the Marines sitting next to him to watch out. Men had gathered along the ...