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Exploring the war experience in audio documentaries. Season 1: Battlefield Fallujah - The True Story of one of the Deadliest Battle of the Iraq War.
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Battlefield Fallujah - Bonus Ep. Author Colonel Dick Camp
Mar 10, 202000:11:03Tap to summarizeColonel Dick Camp, author and Vietnam combat Marine veteran, shares his insights on writing the book "Operation Phantom Fury: The Assault & Capture of Fallujah, Iraq" and the significance of the battle.
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Battlefield Fallujah - Bonus Ep. Captain Joe Winslow
Feb 18, 202000:21:36Tap to summarizeCaptain Joe Winslow, a Marine and Historian, was embedded with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines during the Second Battle of Fallujah in November 2004.
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Battlefield Fallujah - Bonus Ep. Lance Corporal Chance Nix
Feb 3, 202000:38:02Tap to summarizeMarine veteran and author Chance Nix shares his stories from the Second Battle of Fallujah when he was attached to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, discusses his experience returning home after sustaining a serious injury during his second tour in Iraq (also in Fallujah), and talks about his new book Kill! Kill!, a fictionalized account of the battle inspired by his time, and the men he knew, in Fallujah. (View videos and links at MilitaryDispatch.com)
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Battlefield Fallujah - Ep 12. No Better Friend, Semper Fi
Dec 13, 201900:36:03Tap to summarizeMarines and soldiers prepare the city for residents to return and render it safe for the national elections. When the polls open, more than 7,000 citizens vote inside Fallujah. As they prepare to leave, warriors reflect upon the experience and outcome of the battle. (Episode transcript, maps, images and show notes available at MilitaryDispatch.com)
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Battlefield Fallujah - Ep 11. Parting Shots (Nov 14 - Dec 23, 2004)
Dec 10, 201900:38:21Tap to summarizeMarines and soldiers go back through the city to clear every house, and face tough resistance from hardcore insurgents who are prepared to die. (Episode transcript, maps, images and show notes available at MilitaryDispatch.com)
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Battlefield Fallujah - Ep 10. Houses from Hell (November 13, 2004)
Dec 6, 201900:43:35Tap to summarize1st Battalion, 8th Marines is tasked with seizing three major buildings south of the Mayor's Complex. 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines get into a brutal firefight in a house in their zone. 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry encounter civilians trying to escape their homes. Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry lose their commander in a deadly ambush inside a house. And, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines battle it out in, what becomes known as, the infamous "Hell House". (Episode transcript, maps, images and show notes available at MilitaryDispatch.com)
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Battlefield Fallujah - Ep 9. The Jolan (November 12, 2004)
Dec 3, 201900:38:01Tap to summarizeThe Jolan proves to be the deadliest district, as enemy hold up in fortified houses waiting to kill Marines as they enter and clear structures. A squad from 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines becomes separated from their company. Alpha Company 2-63 Armor, in overwatch of 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry, gets caught in a minefield. (Episode transcript, maps, images and show notes available at MilitaryDispatch.com)
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Battlefield Fallujah - Ep 8. No Worse Enemy (November 11, 2004)
Nov 29, 201900:29:50Tap to summarizeRCT-1 and RCT-7 continue pushing south, further into the terrorist stronghold, locating numerous caches and execution chambers. First Battalion, 8th Marines moves into the Mayor's Complex with 2nd Force Recon providing overwatch. (Episode transcript, maps, images and show notes available at MilitaryDispatch.com)
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Battlefield Fallujah - Ep 7. The Marine Corps Birthday (November 10, 2004)
Nov 26, 201900:36:57Tap to summarizeIn RCT-1s zone, four battalions converge in one area and attack in different directions with 3/5 facing heavy fighting. Meanwhile, RCT-7 encounters strong resistance as they push rapidly south, and warriors from David Bellavia's 2-2 get trapped while clearing a house. (Episode transcript, maps, images and show notes available at MilitaryDispatch.com)
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Battlefield Fallujah - Ep 6. Into the City, RCT-7 (November 7-9, 2004)
Nov 22, 201900:59:49Tap to summarizeRegimental Combat Team 7 pushes into the city with 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry, and 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines destroying enemy in zone and seizing objectives to protect the flank of the main effort. (Episode transcript, maps, images and show notes available at MilitaryDispatch.com)
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