Navy Cross in Iraq

March 12, 2025 02:06:10
Navy Cross in Iraq
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Navy Cross in Iraq

Mar 12 2025 | 02:06:10

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Show Notes

In this episode, Brian Chontosh, a retired Marine Corps officer, details the circumstances of an intense and complex combat operation in Iraq that involved Brian and his Marines using captured enemy weapons to clear an entrenched hostile force that ambushed their convoy. Brian ultimately received the Navy Cross, one of the top valor award in the US military, for his actions that day.

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