Six Days in Fallujah

I only remember one time finding a Dragunov with night vision capable sight. Other then that the insurgents did not have night vision. That being said they would not be able to see the laser coming out of our PEQ-2s because the laser shines in IR along with the IR flood lights. Which I also use in c...

I just looked at the Sitrep for the USMC weapons and in both photos depicting the M16A4 and the M16A4 with M203 attachment it shows the red fiber optic your asking about. The red fiber optic becomes less pronounce as it gets closer to the objective lens. Because that's the nature of its build. Now, ...

Not a problem, Just here to help tell our story. But, definitely communicating to everyone that our hostile forces are drugged up is good Intel. You just have to remember the only ones with comms are the Team leaders, Squad Leaders, Platoon Sgt and Platoon Commander. The pointman (who I was) did not...

If you talk you give away the element of surprise. We never called out for needles. We just went to work no matter what the condition was.

The best way to take out a drugged up insurgent is to go for their brain housing group. I've seen these men take bullet after bullet and still have the will to fight. But once you put a round in the bridge of their nose. They fall like a sack of jihadi meat. And, that is with a M16A4's caliber. You ...

They weren't less lethal because of their drug intake. Infact they were more lethal because of it. They wouldn't need sleep because they are on artificial stuff. Also, I seen them take rounds that would normally kill a man and for these drugged up insurgents they would brush it off and keep going. F...

How it was like over there? In my experience it's like playing Russian roulette before breaching every door. Besides that "hope" is your true enemy. I relinquished my hope to survive the battle and instead went in the mind set that I will be dead before the night's end. That being said, p...

There was a point during the battle when not only was it house to house but also berm to berm. I think it's a little known fact that our RCT did berm fighting with the help of a donated Israeli D9. I forget the specifics of what was spray painted on the back but, it was something to the effect of &q...

Our 0331's didn't have the 240 Bravo they had the 240 Golf. It would be interesting to see what attachments the SAW would get. One of my most favorite piece of equipment is the AN/PAS 13. Along with the AN/PVS 17. Although, I was issued the AN/PVS 7 Bravos with a PEQ 2 which wasn't bad either... I s...

You guys are missing out on a great opportunity to learn from another one our experiences... the experience of "hurry up and wait." Hahaha, but on a more serious note. If Steven Spielberg rushed Saving Private Ryan, would it still be the iconic film of World War II? The obvious answer is n...