This is Jockel podcast number 368 with Echo Charles than me Jockel Willink. Good evening echo. Good evening

It was another day

We had been here just over three months and it was already

It historical deployment

The task unit was well known by everyone in Ramadi we had pushed the envelope and

Taken huge risks to aggressively destroy the enemy who was ruthless and evil

They killed innocent men, women and children

Beheaded local tribal leaders and

Implanted roadside bombs that killed and maimed American soldiers and Marines

We had already killed well over a hundred of these demonic enemy fighters and in doing so saved hundreds of American soldiers and Marines

But it was a tough fight

Brave warriors courageous soldiers and Marines died every day

From enemy sniper attacks i.e. Ds and every other weapon you could imagine including mortars RPGs and heavy machine guns

Valently these brave soldiers and Marines fought on day after day

Week after week

Month after bloody month

We had also suffered some casualties

The most serious of which was Kawi who had been shot in the legs severely wounding it during one of our first operations

Even as he lay in bed his leg torn apart from hip to knee not knowing if he would ever walk again

He pulled me in close and whispered to me so the doctors wouldn't hear please let me stay please

He wanted to be with his brothers

Our other casualties were relatively minor

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