Sadr City's Three-Block War

July 03, 2024 00:29:48
Sadr City's Three-Block War
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Sadr City's Three-Block War

Jul 03 2024 | 00:29:48

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Show Notes

For Bill “Fenway” Wyman, Sadr City in 2004 was a strange mix of combat and humanitarian missions. Fenway, then an Army major, was servince as a a civil affairs team leader, advising the commander of the 2-5 Cavalry on how to win local trust, support humanitarian operations, and spur economic development. In this episode, he recounts a pair of events—handing out backpacks one day and hunting down snipers just a few days later—that combine to highlight the ever-changing nature of combat operations in Baghdad.

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