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This is our introduction and setting the stage. There are very few show notes, as Major General Kennedy’s speech grounds the story in raw detail. Please listen closely.
This conversation sets our mission forward: to record Weapons Company stories with fidelity. Every story is vital to paint the picture, and we hope every Marine from Weapons company, and any associated observers of Weapons company will help us in this archive.
If you are interested in further reading, there are a few private books that have captured some pieces of the story. The most complete is mentioned in this episode and listed here first:
"Unremitting" by Gregg Zoroya
"The Magnificent Bastards in Ramadi & a Father's Journey There" by Gregory Janney
"Joker One" by Donovan Campbell
"No True Glory" by Bing West
"First Fights in Ramadi" by David Kelly
"War Stories" by Oliver North, and also the TV series of the same name.
Numerous Army and Marine Corps leadership publications available from military command libraries and archives.
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If you are a member of Weapons Company or someone with a story about Weapons Company 2/4 in 2004, please come tell some stories with us - 20 mins or 20 hours! Help paint the canvas of an archival story for others to know what it was like. Contact us @ [email protected], or via the podcast website above.
All music used with permission by soundbay: https://www.youtube.com/@soundbay_RFM
Chapters
1. Setting The Mission And Purpose (00:00:00)
2. Unremitting And What It Missed (00:01:03)
3. Call To Capture Weapons Company (00:01:52)
4. General Kennedy’s Address Begins (00:02:18)
5. From Stop Loss To Short-Notice Orders (00:04:52)
6. Taking Ramadi And First Casualties (00:06:32)
7. April 6: Citywide Ambush (00:08:37)
8. April 7: Turning The Tide (00:10:35)
9. April 8–10: Enemy Breaks And Bug Hunt (00:12:05)
10. Holding Al Anbar While Others Boiled (00:14:04)
11. Final Fights And The Snake Pit (00:16:05)
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