I haven't seen any posts about it but I just wanted to point it out. I have a love hate relationship with reading about the young Marines who were sent into Fallujah todo and see some of the worst things people should never have to deal with. Of all the conflicts I still in my own opinion think Marines who were there during that invasion were the bravest the Marine Corps has had since Vietnam.
People say that spouses have the toughest job in the Marines. But I don't think its comparable to that of an 18 year old who's got 7 months TIS under his belt and is about to knock down the 10th door that day with god knows what on the other side. I heard stories from my combat instructors who were there, my current company 1stSgt and some of my platoon sergeants I've had throughout my enlistment. Its chilling to hear about what happened to them, what they saw happen to their friends and the civilians they couldn't save who for some reason stayed in the city after being warned to leave.
If you have stories, share them. Marines need to hear them, we don't hear them enough I think. Its important to know about what occurred and that war can come at anytime. I think the Marine Corps today is very complacent. UDP's don't mean a fucking thing, they're just a chore at this point. I bet the Marines who were on a UDP and got the call saying they were going to Iraq had a coming to Jesus moment because their lives were about to change forever.
I've been reminiscing a lot lately and discovered that a documentary exists somewhere in the wild called The November War (trailer) about Operation Phantom Fury, AKA "The Second Battle of Fallujah." I was at a CASEVAC unit covering Fallujah during the battle and, as much as I know watching it is probably not the best idea in the world, I think I'd like to.
I guess the full thing used to be on YouTube, but it shows as Unavailable now. Also can't find it on Prime or the handful of other places I've looked. Anybody have any idea where I might be able to see the full thing?
Edit: Found it on tubi
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Briefing:
Saddam's forces are holding strong. The Coalition have been having a real hard time dislodging Saddam's forces throughout the campaign to remove the dictator. We are now on the front steps of Fallujah. Soldiers from the United Kingdom and U.S. Marines have both had a hard time dislodging them from the area. We are now sending in 1/9 Infantry regiment and members of the 72nd tank battalion to take a shot at the town from the West.
Situation:
Our soldiers are in position. We have been preparing for the assault for a while now. We need to break into the city and liberate it from the dictator's military in the region.
Enemy's Capabilities & Limitations:
We have received reports that there is an infantry regiment station in the area defending the town. Reports also state that a battalion from the Republican Guard have been stationed in the area for the assault.
We have been seeing an increased amount of Al Qaeda personnel in the area as well. Keep an eye out for them
Supporting:
Odin 1-1 and Odin 1-2 have been provided for heavy armor support. They have 2 M1A2SEPv1 (TUSK I) at their disposal.
Due to supply issues only Alpha and Bravo squads were able to b
... keep reading on reddit β‘Self-explanatory. At least 480p at decent quality or above.
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I've been reading books about this battle and started looking around the internet for more info, and came across this interesting article.
This article talks about MP5 knockoffs being picked up and used by Marines. Did any of you guys see this?
There is also some talk in this article about well equipped and trained Chechen fighters in the city during the battle. Did any of you guys see or hear about this?
"Rarely encountered yet relished when they were confiscated were unlicensed Iranian copies of the MP5 submachine gun. These firearms were found on several dead insurgents not possessing identification so it remains unclear if they were operatives from Iran or simply utilizing weaponry left over from the Iran-Iraq war. As most firepower recovered from the enemy was placed in massive piles and destroyed, troops often times adopted them for personal use utilizing issued 9x19mm cartridges from their Berretta M9 (Model 92) to fill the magazines. The compact size of the retractable stock version MP5 encountered enabled troops to conduct close quarters battle with a combat proven weapons system without telegraphing the longer barrel of the M16A4 rifles they were issued past doorways and also gave them a fully automatic capability as opposed to the standard 3-round burst. Also recovered were several unlicensed Iranian copies of the G3 rifle. The markings were unique and very rarely encountered but were most certainly those of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
These rifles were often times recovered from dead Chechen foreign fighters who were also equipped with modern tactical vest, body armor and optics. They were often times hopped up on pain killers and had pre-applied tourniquets on their limbs.
Chechens could be easily distinguished by their lighter skin tone, lighter hair color, advanced equipment, Chechen literature and terrorist manuals they carried and by the amount of casualties they inflicted on U.S. forces in the ensuing battle to kill them. Overly accurate Chechen snipers utilizing Iranian G3 clones over the Draganov sniper system seemed to be commonplace on the battlefield of Fallujah."
I'm about to email the author with the same questions, but wanted to know if any of you had any experience related to the two topics above.
I remember seeing a much higher quality version of this footage, with no watermark of course. I know for sure this isn't the original footage source so I'm wondering if it's out there somewhere. Thanks in advance.
