A Direct Hit from a Devastating New Weapon

March 02, 2020 00:48:52
A Direct Hit from a Devastating New Weapon
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A Direct Hit from a Devastating New Weapon

Mar 02 2020 | 00:48:52

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Show Notes

In 2007, Patrick Melton was a military police soldier on his first deployment in Baghdad when his combat outpost was hit by a barrage of improvised, rocket-assisted munitions. He was sitting inside a vehicle as he and others in his unit prepared for a mission when the vehicle suffered a direct hit. Listen to him tell the story of how they reacted when the attack destroyed everything around them. (This episode was originally released in 2018.)

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