Armor in Ramadi, Part 1

March 03, 2022 00:29:43
Armor in Ramadi, Part 1
The Spear
Armor in Ramadi, Part 1

Mar 03 2022 | 00:29:43

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Show Notes

In 2004, Dan Gade’s armor company took over a sector of Ramadi, Iraq, then the heart of the Sunni insurgency. Within days, his unit suffered its first fatality. As a company commander, Gade had the responsibility to lead his troops back outside the wire the next day regardless of the emotional toll Tyler’s death might have taken. In the first episode of a two-part series, Gade describes how his company continued to patrol, taking contact from enemy forces nearly daily.

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