Overview

A unique perspective on the intense fighting in Husaybah during the Iraq war, told through a series of interviews with those who were there, from the battalion commander to infantrymen and squad leaders. During the April 2004 fights throughout Iraq, most media attention was focused in the city of Fallujah. However, at the same time, out on the border with Syria in and around the city of Husaybah, fighting was equally intense. This book tells the story of that period through many first-person accounts of intense fighting in the town of Husaybah, Iraq, during April 2004. It is based on interviews with Marines at all levels of the fight, from battalion commander Lieutenant Colonel Matt Lopez, USMC, to infantrymen and squad leaders. When the Lima Company commander Captain Chris Gannon (Call sign Lima 6) was killed on entry to an enemy-held building, the company's executive officer, Lieutenant Dominique Neal (Lima 5) informed his Marines that he had assumed command with the radio message, ""Lima 5 is now Lima 6."" It also details other events, including the heroic actions of Corporal Jayson Dunham who saved the Marines around him by covering an enemy grenade with his body. AUTHOR: Lieutenant Colonel David E. Kelly received his commission in 1971, and served as an infantry officer with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion 4th Marines with an Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG) off the coast of Vietnam. Prior to retirement from the Reserves in 1999 he was Operations Officer for the Marine Field History Detachment. He volunteered to return to active duty to deploy to Iraq in 2004 as senior Field Historian to conduct interview with Marines and sailors at all levels in Iraq. He is a retired high school history teacher living in Springfield, Pennsylvania. 30 photographs

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Author:   David E Kelly
Publisher:   Casemate Publishers
Imprint:   Casemate Publishers
ISBN:  

9781636241500

ISBN 10:   1636241506
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   28 May 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

DEDICATION PREFACE INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1: THE FIGHT IN HUSAYBAH, APRIL 2004 Overview Lieutenant Colonel Matthew A. Lopez, Commanding Officer 3/7 Trip to Al Qaim Commander Edward W. Hessel, MD, USN, STP 4 Lance Corporal Jason A. Sanders, Kilo Company, 3/7 Corporal Kristopher E. Benson, CAAT Blue, Weapons, 3/7 Captain Bradford W. Tippett, Commanding Officer India Company, 3/7 Staff Sergeant Alexander A. Carlson, 3rd Platoon India Company, 3/7 Gunnery Sergeant Brian W. Eyestone, 5th Platoon, 1st Force Recon Company Corporal Michael T. Phillips, 1st Combat Engineer Bn, Attached to 3/7 Lance Corporal Jerad A. Allen, C Company MPs, Attached to 3/7 Lance Corporal Daniel P. Baute C Company MPs, Attached to 3/7 Corporal Ryan D. Griffey, Truck Platoon, MHG, Attached to 3/7 CHAPTER 2 LIMA COMPANY 3/7 MARINES, Camp Husaybah Convoy to Firm Base Lance Corporal Daniel R. Johnston, 1st Platoon, Lima Company, 3/7 Corporal Jason A. Lemcke, 1st Platoon, Lima Company, 3/7 Lieutenant Bradley R. Watson, 3rd Platoon Commander, Lima Company, 3/7 HM3 Justin T. Purviance, USN, Senior Line Corpsman, Lima Company, 3/7 Captain Dominique B. Neal, Commanding Officer, 1st Platoon, Lima Company, 3/7 CHAPTER 3 FINAL INTERVIEWS WITH 3/7 MARINES AT CAMP AL QAIM Return to Camp Al Qaim 1st Sergeant Michael J. Templeton, Kilo Company, 3/7 Lance Corporal Jonathon D. Stamper, 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3/7 Lance Corporal Brian M. Schultz, 4th Platoon, Kilo Company, 3/7 Colonel Craig A. Tucker, Commanding Officer Regimental Combat Team 7 (RCT7) Return to Camp Fallujah FINAL THOUGHTS GLOSSARY BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX

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The young riflemen do not sound like college professors, and the officers occasionally seem to be weighing their words...The overall effect is mesmerizing, as the reader is transported onto the battlefield, firefight-by-firefight, and even granted a glimpse or two into how individual Marines felt about what was happening. -- The Journal of America's Military Past

"""The young riflemen do not sound like college professors, and the officers occasionally seem to be weighing their words...The overall effect is mesmerizing, as the reader is transported onto the battlefield, firefight-by-firefight, and even granted a glimpse or two into how individual Marines felt about what was happening.""-- ""The Journal of America's Military Past"""

Author Information

Lieutenant Colonel David E. Kelly received his commission in 1971, and served as an infantry officer with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion 4th Marines with an Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG) off the coast of Vietnam. Prior to retirement from the Reserves in 1999 he was Operations Officer for the Marine Field History Detachment. He volunteered to return to active duty to deploy to Iraq in 2004 as senior Field Historian to conduct interview with Marines and sailors at all levels in Iraq. He is a retired high school history teacher living in Springfield, Pennsylvania.

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