A Marine Platoon in Anbar Province

June 19, 2025 00:37:32
A Marine Platoon in Anbar Province
The Spear
A Marine Platoon in Anbar Province

Jun 19 2025 | 00:37:32

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Show Notes

In 2004, Tim Strabbing was a lieutenant and platoon commander in the Marine Corps, deployed to an area just outside Fallujah in Iraq's restive Anbar province. On his platoon's very first patrol, they were ambushed by enemy fighters, earning his Marines a baptism by fire and setting the tone for a difficult deployment ahead. He joins this episode to share the story of one particularly eventful 48-hour period.

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