Valin Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Real Clear Defense Why Fallujah Is One of the Marine Corps' Most Legendary Battles Donald Baker November 15, 2017 (Snip) The Battle of Fallujah was the biggest battle of the Iraq War yet many don’t know about the battle itself, let alone a significant day in this battle. It marked some of the fiercest fighting the U.S. military had seen in some thirty years. The city had been a stronghold for insurgent forces since the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Different coalition forces tried to secure the city and bring order — to no avail; coalition troops backed out of the city and it quickly grew into a bastion for all enemy fighters in the area. Marines were sent to start taking over the city in early 2004, but many political problems arose and the advance was stopped. They made quite a big push, but were quickly told to pull out. November then came, and the Marines were sent in again to liberate the city and eliminate the enemy from of every inch of it. (Snip) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted November 8, 2018 Author Share Posted November 8, 2018 New Dawn: The Battles for Fallujah We Were One: Shoulder to Shoulder with the Marines Who Took Fallujah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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