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Inside the base, the euphoria subsides as night approaches. The company's officers review plans for the predawn operation. Staff Sergeant Jason Glew writes a message for his wife in an official notebook--"in case I don't get lucky" when the Marines head out tomorrow. "I told her if...
The Marines always prepare for the worst. At 4:30 a.m., about 150 Marines, backed by Humvees armed with .50-cal. machine guns, push out in a staggered formation, about 10 yds. apart on both edges of the dirt road. To the right, we hear explosions and loud shooting. As...
Weighed down by their weapons and body armor, the Marines move on toward a second bunker. It is taken out, and within minutes we are pulling back under fire. We run across a field divided by an irrigation ditch. "Get in that f______ ditch!" an NCO shouts. We sink to...
We dash across the field and pause for breath. When we reach the base, it's already daybreak. A sense of euphoria kicks in. Some faces are pale, others flushed. Some Marines light cigarettes and laugh about the night's adventures. The company has taken no casualties. "This has been...
Soon the elation dissipates. Hours after returning from the operation, the Marines receive word that they are to pull back to allow the new Iraqi force to enter the city. U.S. commanders insist that the Marines will maintain a presence around the city. Many in Easy Company view the decision...