Reacting to an Ambush in Baghdad

August 09, 2019 00:26:47
Reacting to an Ambush in Baghdad
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Reacting to an Ambush in Baghdad

Aug 09 2019 | 00:26:47

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Show Notes

In 2008, Maj. Emily Spencer was an EOD platoon leader in Iraq. In April, she and one of her teams accompanied a route clearance patrol that was planned to approach Sadr City, a notorious safe haven for militants. As the reached the edge of the dangerous neighborhood, IEDs began detonating and they began taking fire. Listen to Maj. Spencer talk through the fight.

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