Uncle of mine who was a Navy Corpsman participated in the battle, was awarded a purple heart after he received multiple shrapnel wounds from an IED, and was commended for giving medical attention to a comrade while under fire. He died 3 months ago in a cement truck crash. Truck rolled over and that was it. He had to take the job after spending most of his adult life serving, found that VA pensions fell well short of making ends meet. Never forget that while the man next to you may give his very life to keep you safe, the brass up top will fuck you the first chance they see.
I don't understand , I'm not from US and whenever I spoke to US vets they told me they had a pension that it's enough for them to live , but then I read histories like your uncle's and I don't know what to believe , is it this bad for vets in US in general?
@@archangel5723 Understaff, underfunded and filled with people who don't brother doing their job right and are too lazy or hate it so they make others suffer. There have been several cases with vets battling the VA to get the benefits and the care they deserved only for the VA state that it's either "not service related", "lack of documentation" and/or "We can't physically see it so it's not real".
One of the baddest dudes in my unit on deployment was an old school dude who had fought in Fallujah. Homie had documented kills with the Mossberg. People listened when he spoke.
Absolutely! Before the Mossbergs were on station we had Ithaca 37’s & even some 870’s. The #4 Buck is what we used as it was extremely effective, however there were some guys that had 3”Magnum 00Buck that would scatter like roaches when the lights came on! Little kids couldn’t wait until we were done to start picking up the empty plastic hulls from the buckshot.
@@CordobaGeneral1234 using the law of numbers, a minimum of 219 people care (going off of the likes from the OP), and it's actually higher considering not everybody clicks or contributes Thank you for caring enough to comment, though ❤️
On 17 May 2011, AFP reported that twenty-one bodies, in black body-bags marked with letters and numbers in Latin script had been recovered from a mass grave in al-Maadhidi cemetery in the center of the city. Fallujah police chief Brigadier General Mahmud al-Essawi said that they had been blindfolded, their legs had been tied and they had suffered gunshot wounds. The Mayor, Adnan Husseini said that the manner of their killing, as well as the body bags, indicated that US forces had been responsible. Both al-Essawi and Husseini agreed that the dead had been killed in 2004. The US military declined to comment.[24]
I remember when 2-2 and 2-7 Cav rolled in to Camp Fallujah (I'm Marine Corps tanker). the poor SP arty guys set up where the Iraqi porta-shitter dudes had been dumping.
@@CordobaGeneral1234 yea, you said that already. If it was true, something would have come of it. Remember, the military went after guys who pissed on a dead Taliban soldier. I should also mention watching the Sunnis and Shia'as killing each other in the street right in front of us for payback. Angels all.
Bellavia’s speech is possibly my favorite military speech of all time. “We've seen war. We don't want war, but if you want a war with the United States of America, there is one thing I can promise you, so help me God: someone else will raise your sons and daughters.”
@@rnfy7144 sometimes you have to do things you dont want to do because it is needed. its called discipline and standards. sadam and his government crossed the line against Iran, and then completely destroyed that line in Kuwait and they got what was coming to them. my only regret about Iraq is that we could only kill sadam once. people who dont support the wars in the middle east have no understanding of the history of the region and it shows.
This was a really hard time during OIF2. Najaf had just finished a few months earlier, and we'd been seeing an increase in VBIEDs as well. I wasn't at Falljuah during the battle but went to the city a week after for some memorials, and events with my unit and I'll never forget how it looked. Thank you again Devil Dogs for doing the hard work, and doing it so well.
I still have pics of FOBs outside of Najaf. Who would think 1 ODA working with Varsity and ISA would stir up such a "nest" as that. Well the second battle for Najaf anyways.
On this day before Marine Corps birthday and upcoming vets day, Semper fi to all Marines past and present. I had the privilege to serve next to a Medal of Honor recipient during my 10 year enlistment. It was a humbling experience. I give honor to all who served and are currently serving. Thank you and God bless! ALL GAVE SOME, AND SOME GAVE ALL. In remembrance of the fallen!
On 17 May 2011, AFP reported that twenty-one bodies, in black body-bags marked with letters and numbers in Latin script had been recovered from a mass grave in al-Maadhidi cemetery in the center of the city. Fallujah police chief Brigadier General Mahmud al-Essawi said that they had been blindfolded, their legs had been tied and they had suffered gunshot wounds. The Mayor, Adnan Husseini said that the manner of their killing, as well as the body bags, indicated that US forces had been responsible. Both al-Essawi and Husseini agreed that the dead had been killed in 2004. The US military declined to comment.[24]
God, I want to forget those days. It was as if every house, in that city was booby-trapped. The majority of our company suffered some type of injury. We had a corrupt commander and a cowardice XO. The only way they would allow someone to be medi-vac, was for them to be bleeding from a gunshot wound. We had soldiers that had been shot and badly bruised, with possible broken ribs and they were forced to "carry-on". The majority of us, had shrapnel and/or head injuries from the well-hidden bombs.
@@Dr.KarlowTheOctoling That god doesn't have sufficient evidence to warrant belief in it. Not only that, there's plenty of contrary evidence against the claims of christianity. Catholicism carries its own baggage too, it's a not just a religion, but a criminal organisation, that hides known and proven paedophiles from justice. Yet, people still keep blindly donating to their gilded towers. You know, if the Catholic church sold all of their properties, the money they would make could literally be used to solve world hunger.
I remember this, my uncle friends from the marines fought this battle, this battle is deadliest in history of Iraq war and heard the new video game named six days of fallujah, realistic games from veterans
I was with 3/5 Lima company. I was 19 yrs old, knew nothing about life and carried my M249 with pride. I did like I was told and was a fucking badass Marine….Sadly the things that were unknown, was the country would go back to worse than before, with government garbage and extreme property and disarray. Cancers would spread like wildfire within the country. And the PTSD and suicide of the Marines and soldiers would be an epidemic. Truth in that we were heroes, Belligerence in that the costs are overlooked.
You are so very correct. As a Vietnam Veteran, I fully agree with you about the PTSD. Such a illness that my brothers and sisters face today. God bless my brothers and sisters, before, during and after. Semper Fi'.
I lost friends when the Americans left, they needed protection and it was suddenly removed for them. Being an outspoken secular humanist in a theocratic country is true oppression.
Respect to the freedom fighters who faught for Iraq's future and freedom, And respect to the IAI (Islamic Army Of Iraq) In specific for their actions in Al anbar, and other states
@@eliasziad7864 Russians got their ass handed by the Ukrainians mate they are nowhere near to United states military in terms of training and logistics
My uncle served. He knew a guy named Rafael Peralta who threw himself over a grenade to save a room full of marines. He died from his injuries, but he did get a warship named after him. I think it's pretty cool that my uncle knew the man. God Bless America and those who serve her!
Why would a minority fight an American-Zionist imperialist war so that his people and his children may be marginalized into third-class citizens? His death only brought more pain to his people as his children would be treated all their lives like 3rd class citizens.
@Jacques Lee If you are an American why not? A lot of Latinos have given their lives for our Country. You have your freedom to make a comment because of men lie this. If you are not an American it's knew of your business
These are men are so strong for the living nightmare they went through. Everyday I think about them and feel the troubles or try to imagine it. There’s no way I can I pray they are still around and continue to live and tell their stories. This is important they are so amazing and I’m proud of them.
Oooorah I served and was mixed in with RCT 7. I was posted on FLT with a 240G and we patrolled MSR Michigan and the 4 Leaf clover. Served along side with 1/8 Marines and Army's 2nd Division.
I remember the invasion, Karbala, Baghdad, Falluja, Ramadi, and a shit load of other villages that I want to forget but can't. Army 11B OIF, OEF 1989-2011
@@default76 well they’ll take foreign nationals to join the us military any day. One of the few times they won’t turn an immigrant or refugee away. Since You called me your friend, I’d assume you’d trust that.
@@default76 No god claim has ever had sufficient evidence to warrant belief in it. Why do you believe something exists when there isn't sufficient evidence to conclude that it exists? Also, which god claim are you presenting, because theres thousands of different ones?
I'm a dirtbag. I eas 'd out of the Corps 4/04. My unit went back in 9/04, and several of our younger Marines were killed in Falluja. I know it wouldn't have made a difference, but I still do believe i did wrong by getting out, letting young Marines go back into the sandbox in harms way. I'm just glad I got to serve with such great selfless Americans.
My tank company supported RCT-7. We, along with our sister tank company supporting RCT-5 went through so much tank main gun ammo they were flying it in direct from the manufacturing plant. Ammo's cheap, Marines are expensive. It was humbling to watch those grunts go, and pride knowing that as long as an infantry company in 1/8 crossed LD each time with tanks they took no KIA. Why the army units there supporting the Marines got the Presidential Unit Citation but not the Marines is still a mystery.
Dang that sucks. I helped take down a top dude one time , pulled him out of the car myself and detained him. He was like the number 8 most wanted guy in Iraq. When the battalion commander came to give me a award, they had someone receive it in my place because I got in trouble for drinking the day before 🤷🏻♂️
Marines don't really do Awards like the Army does. I was in Fallujah as a young ass LCpl. Then later joined the Army. A Small group of us from Taskforce Wolfpack, The Marines who took the peninsula to kick off Fallujah 2, were given a unit patch from 2nd infantry Division since both the Marines and the Army have John Lejeune in common.
Er. The Army were fighting at Fallujah (never heard of Sgt. David Bellavia, 1st Infantry Division? He was awarded the MoH - would you tell him he had it easy?)... also the US Army have done the lion's share of the fighting in literally all of America's wars lmao, how could the Marines have been "protecting" them when they weren't even present a lot of the time? World War II for example. There were zero USMC combat formations in the ETO (war against Germany/Italy). No US Marines landed at Sicily, Salerno, or especially Normandy (the largest amphibious assault in history) or fought in the Battle of the Bulge, Hurtgen Forest, North Africa, etc. They were all US Army (in terms of American troops obviously, not forgetting the Allies). The Army did the lion's share of the fighting in the PTO (war against Japan) too. They were in all the USMC island hopping battles except for Tarawa and usually comprised around half of the American ground forces - hitting the beaches simultaneously with the Marines. In fact, the Army (77th Infantry Division) landed in Okinawa before the Marines. That's in addition to liberating the Philippines (where there were very few Marines) and New Guinea. You've also probably never heard of the Aleutian Islands campaign, or Merrill's Marauders and the Burma Campaign. Again, no USMC presence. Fun fact: The Army carried out more amphibious operations than the USMC in WW2. So what were you saying about the Army having it easy again? The most decorated combat units are in the US Army, not the USMC. Both in terms of unit decorations (e.g. Presidential Unit Citations) and individual awards such as the Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross (= Navy Cross), Silver Star, etc.
The USMC are the superfluous branch of the US military who rely on propaganda - I mean good PR - to keep themselves from either being disbanded or drastically reduced and folded into the Navy/Army. Their raison detre (amphibious assault) is obsolete in modern warfare. The Army has both sustained land warfare operations and expeditionary warfare covered - and CIA SAC & SOCOM has special operations covered. It's dudes in the Navy SEALs, Army Special Forces, Rangers, Delta Force, etc that get all the high speed missions now.
idk if someone who fought there sees this but how was the trust connection to the coalition forces? how good were they trained and how good were they in the fight ?
one of those Navy Cross Recipients from this battle Aubrey McDade Jr. works for Pro Football Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson as VP of Human Performance leading our coordinators on our mission to build high production cultures and elite citizens
Guy I went to school with, dad is our family doctor, was an RTO in Fallujah and got hit by an IED on a street corner. I was in Al Doura, Army, a year later.
The video was made by the Marine Corps, about Marines and for Marines. I'm sure the Army has a TH-cam sight about the Army. Semper Fi from an old Marine Sergeant
@@usmc-veteran73-77 Yes, even though it was a joint operation, the Army's Soldiers don't deserve mention. Their contributions and sacrifices only get in the way of the important discussion.
@MisterMediocrity-uu9gx Back to the "Second Battle of Fallujah," Im sure it was a very tough battle. I'd love to talk to a veteran of that battle. I'm so proud of our Marines. Chesty would be proud, too. Semper Fi from an old Marine Sergeant.
@@a_tree5793 Thanks. I think the A4 has rails on the handguard for lights, forward grip and lasers, a rail on top for optics and a pouch on the stock for a spare magazine. The Corps is using the M27 IAR now, replaced the M4 and M249 SAW.
They shouldn't have been there in the first place. As a rule, the Marines shouldn't even be fighting that kind of deep inland battle. That's why the Marines were utterly indispensable for WWII's Pacific island-hopping campaign, but weren't needed for the Army to defeat the Germans in Europe. The Marines need to be a highly mobile, balancing speed and power, fast-response "911" force that focuses primarily, but not always exclusively, on the coastal and near-coastal areas of the world.
Yet you guys can’t explain why we actually needed to be there. What would you do if a foreign army showed up to give us “freedom”. We gave extremist the greatest recruiting tool.
If you ever listen to most people/news/historians when they talk about the Battle of Fallujah you'd think that the Army was never there Lmao. Leave it to Marines to take all the credit. AGAIN.
SEMPER FI AND OOOORAH MARINES, would love to talk more to you , u.s. marine vet here 93' to 97' active , keep up the great vids + content love em 1000% > tom !
No disrespect to our brave Marines. Always grateful they are ready to defend our nation. I beg the question, why were we even there at all? Politicians lie and use are brothers to give there lives when it was not necessary. Liberating Kuwait is one thing... this was something else entirely.
@Sickotato Im sorry but it is was widely known that no weapons of mass destruction were ever found. Before or after the US invasion. I was fooled and believed in the cause at the time. Looking back we had no business being there.
Uncle of mine who was a Navy Corpsman participated in the battle, was awarded a purple heart after he received multiple shrapnel wounds from an IED, and was commended for giving medical attention to a comrade while under fire. He died 3 months ago in a cement truck crash. Truck rolled over and that was it. He had to take the job after spending most of his adult life serving, found that VA pensions fell well short of making ends meet. Never forget that while the man next to you may give his very life to keep you safe, the brass up top will fuck you the first chance they see.
I don't understand , I'm not from US and whenever I spoke to US vets they told me they had a pension that it's enough for them to live , but then I read histories like your uncle's and I don't know what to believe , is it this bad for vets in US in general?
@@Eric-uz9iu The United States needs to stop sending soldiers to fight in illegal wars.
@@archangel5723 bro contact a company called atlas consulting benefits they’ll get you what you need
@@Eric-uz9iu Never have never will.
@@archangel5723 Understaff, underfunded and filled with people who don't brother doing their job right and are too lazy or hate it so they make others suffer. There have been several cases with vets battling the VA to get the benefits and the care they deserved only for the VA state that it's either "not service related", "lack of documentation" and/or "We can't physically see it so it's not real".
One of the baddest dudes in my unit on deployment was an old school dude who had fought in Fallujah. Homie had documented kills with the Mossberg.
People listened when he spoke.
Absolutely! Before the Mossbergs were on station we had Ithaca 37’s & even some 870’s. The #4 Buck is what we used as it was extremely effective, however there were some guys that had 3”Magnum 00Buck that would scatter like roaches when the lights came on! Little kids couldn’t wait until we were done to start picking up the empty plastic hulls from the buckshot.
Rah. Was V1/1 . Hit MEPS 11/10/04. Glad you’re safe Brother
Thanks for sharing!
No one cares
@@CordobaGeneral1234 using the law of numbers, a minimum of 219 people care (going off of the likes from the OP), and it's actually higher considering not everybody clicks or contributes
Thank you for caring enough to comment, though ❤️
My friend Jason Clairday was one of those Marines that received the Navy Cross. 🙏
I served with Clairday, Kilo 3/5. True warrior. I think about my brothers everyday
Tell him thanks from the freedom loving world
RIP To a hero. I'm sorry for your loss.
and?
@@cevapipapi6167 wow. I’m astonished at the lack of respect. If you have your doubts then just don’t say anything.
Thanks Marines for also highlighting the legend of 2-2 Ramrods. It was a pleasure to work with you Marines in Anbar province as a US Army Paratrooper
2/2 infantry baby!!
On 17 May 2011, AFP reported that twenty-one bodies, in black body-bags marked with letters and numbers in Latin script had been recovered from a mass grave in al-Maadhidi cemetery in the center of the city. Fallujah police chief Brigadier General Mahmud al-Essawi said that they had been blindfolded, their legs had been tied and they had suffered gunshot wounds. The Mayor, Adnan Husseini said that the manner of their killing, as well as the body bags, indicated that US forces had been responsible. Both al-Essawi and Husseini agreed that the dead had been killed in 2004. The US military declined to comment.[24]
I remember when 2-2 and 2-7 Cav rolled in to Camp Fallujah (I'm Marine Corps tanker). the poor SP arty guys set up where the Iraqi porta-shitter dudes had been dumping.
@@CordobaGeneral1234 yea, you said that already. If it was true, something would have come of it. Remember, the military went after guys who pissed on a dead Taliban soldier. I should also mention watching the Sunnis and Shia'as killing each other in the street right in front of us for payback. Angels all.
@@frankherbert6476 yeah probably a big day for you boys to finally meet your heros. My autographing hand was as sore as Bellavias is now. Hahaha
Bellavia’s speech is possibly my favorite military speech of all time.
“We've seen war. We don't want war, but if you want a war with the United States of America, there is one thing I can promise you, so help me God: someone else will raise your sons and daughters.”
In that case it was America that wanted war. Please stop playing the victim.
@@pro1105 Must be tough to not know reading comprehension .. Too many transgender story time in your elementary school?
Except you went into Iraq.
Iraqis didn’t want war…
@@rnfy7144 sometimes you have to do things you dont want to do because it is needed.
its called discipline and standards. sadam and his government crossed the line against Iran, and then completely destroyed that line in Kuwait and they got what was coming to them.
my only regret about Iraq is that we could only kill sadam once.
people who dont support the wars in the middle east have no understanding of the history of the region and it shows.
This was a really hard time during OIF2. Najaf had just finished a few months earlier, and we'd been seeing an increase in VBIEDs as well. I wasn't at Falljuah during the battle but went to the city a week after for some memorials, and events with my unit and I'll never forget how it looked. Thank you again Devil Dogs for doing the hard work, and doing it so well.
I still have pics of FOBs outside of Najaf. Who would think 1 ODA working with Varsity and ISA would stir up such a "nest" as that. Well the second battle for Najaf anyways.
the "hard work" of murdering people en masse?
On this day before Marine Corps birthday and upcoming vets day, Semper fi to all Marines past and present. I had the privilege to serve next to a Medal of Honor recipient during my 10 year enlistment. It was a humbling experience. I give honor to all who served and are currently serving. Thank you and God bless! ALL GAVE SOME, AND SOME GAVE ALL. In remembrance of the fallen!
On 17 May 2011, AFP reported that twenty-one bodies, in black body-bags marked with letters and numbers in Latin script had been recovered from a mass grave in al-Maadhidi cemetery in the center of the city. Fallujah police chief Brigadier General Mahmud al-Essawi said that they had been blindfolded, their legs had been tied and they had suffered gunshot wounds. The Mayor, Adnan Husseini said that the manner of their killing, as well as the body bags, indicated that US forces had been responsible. Both al-Essawi and Husseini agreed that the dead had been killed in 2004. The US military declined to comment.[24]
cute to celebrate victory against a weak country full of sanctions.
Thanks for what? For invading countries for made up causes? For serving the lobies? For what?
fascist psychopath murderers
My daughter became a Marine. She is serving now on deployment. Her time is almost up and I eagerly await her return home. Happy Birthday Devil Dogs.
I like how they added ssgt Bellavia even though he's army mad respect
It was a Joint Operation of US Army and Marines.
lives lost for no reason. God bless those that served and their families for their loss
I was there, RIP to all the Marines we lost in November and December and all the other months previous and after 🙏🏻
Makes me so proud to be an old Marine Sergeant. Semper Fi Leathernecks... Past Present Future
Semper fi brother. 81-91
Rah. Fox Co. here 👊
@Joseph Lliteras thank ya for your service to our great Nation and beloved Marine Corps
@Ronin Gaming and Entertainment I hear ya. I'm an old Marine who served from 5 Oct 73 to 4 Oct 77. Semper Fi Devil Dog
@@usmc-veteran73-77 same to you Teufelhunden!
Some more of the finest moments in history of service of the USMC
I had supported My Beautiful American Military in Iraq war, I was 21 years old young boy.😊😇🥰😍🤗❤🤍💙💪👍🙏
God, I want to forget those days. It was as if every house, in that city was booby-trapped. The majority of our company suffered some type of injury. We had a corrupt commander and a cowardice XO.
The only way they would allow someone to be medi-vac, was for them to be bleeding from a gunshot wound. We had soldiers that had been shot and badly bruised, with possible broken ribs and they were forced to "carry-on". The majority of us, had shrapnel and/or head injuries from the well-hidden bombs.
Wicked days for sure. I was with 3-1 kilo co 3rd plt. Iraq at that time was chaos no matter where you were.
Lima co 1st plt here
Kilo 3/5
My brother was 3/1 First platoon. I joined looking up to him. im glad I did. Semper Fi
God Bless all of our Marines prior and future.
Semper Fi from an old Marine Sergeant
Which god?
God is dead
@@WhoThisMonkey The christian/catholic god.
@@Dr.KarlowTheOctoling
That god doesn't have sufficient evidence to warrant belief in it.
Not only that, there's plenty of contrary evidence against the claims of christianity.
Catholicism carries its own baggage too, it's a not just a religion, but a criminal organisation, that hides known and proven paedophiles from justice.
Yet, people still keep blindly donating to their gilded towers.
You know, if the Catholic church sold all of their properties, the money they would make could literally be used to solve world hunger.
I remember this, my uncle friends from the marines fought this battle, this battle is deadliest in history of Iraq war and heard the new video game named six days of fallujah, realistic games from veterans
It's an honor to have served alongside Mattis and Conway. Happy Birthday brothers. Semper Fi.
RIP to all those lost. Til Valhalla
Semper Fi
I was with 3/5 Lima company. I was 19 yrs old, knew nothing about life and carried my M249 with pride. I did like I was told and was a fucking badass Marine….Sadly the things that were unknown, was the country would go back to worse than before, with government garbage and extreme property and disarray. Cancers would spread like wildfire within the country. And the PTSD and suicide of the Marines and soldiers would be an epidemic. Truth in that we were heroes, Belligerence in that the costs are overlooked.
Kilo 3/5 from 03-07, Rah brother hope you are doing well
You are so very correct. As a Vietnam Veteran, I fully agree with you about the PTSD.
Such a illness that my brothers and sisters face today.
God bless my brothers and sisters, before, during and after.
Semper Fi'.
I lost friends when the Americans left, they needed protection and it was suddenly removed for them.
Being an outspoken secular humanist in a theocratic country is true oppression.
Thank you for stating how I feel as well. Was 20 at the time. Bush screwed us good.
@@pootieheadroflmao
Nixon had a great deal to do with it
Two fallujah veterans were my drill instructors when I went though the island in 2008. I’m forever grateful I got to be trained by these warriors.
US Army was there too. 1st Infantry Division. But yeah Both are great warriors and heroes.
I still remember this battle still have dreams about it can’t believe you tube popped this on my feed today I wonder why
Respect to the freedom fighters who faught for Iraq's future and freedom, And respect to the IAI (Islamic Army Of Iraq) In specific for their actions in Al anbar, and other states
God bless U.S.A and her mighty military ❤🗽🇺🇲
Will be cut to pieces soon, thousands of American soldiers will be killed fighting for one city in war with Russia.
@@eliasziad7864 Russians got their ass handed by the Ukrainians mate they are nowhere near to United states military in terms of training and logistics
@@aniketyadav7147 LOL you think the US can supply a huge war with a country halfway across the world? Imagine invading Russia...
@@eliasziad7864we are kicking there asses without being there.
My uncle served. He knew a guy named Rafael Peralta who threw himself over a grenade to save a room full of marines. He died from his injuries, but he did get a warship named after him. I think it's pretty cool that my uncle knew the man. God Bless America and those who serve her!
Why would a minority fight an American-Zionist imperialist war so that his people and his children may be marginalized into third-class citizens? His death only brought more pain to his people as his children would be treated all their lives like 3rd class citizens.
@Jacques Lee If you are an American why not? A lot of Latinos have given their lives for our Country. You have your freedom to make a comment because of men lie this. If you are not an American it's knew of your business
Love you guys, stay hard ❤🇺🇲
These are men are so strong for the living nightmare they went through. Everyday I think about them and feel the troubles or try to imagine it. There’s no way I can I pray they are still around and continue to live and tell their stories. This is important they are so amazing and I’m proud of them.
Those Fallujah vets are hard bastards!!! Respect from your Aussie brothers!
my father served during both conflicts. earned the navy commidation award
Fallujah was a city that was intractable to American soldiers, and it is their biggest nightmare
The devil doesn't get to decide where he is defeated. SEMPER FI MARINES 🇺🇲
USA is the greatest and most powerful country in the world 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲💪💪💪💪💪💪✊✊✊✊✊✊
Oooorah I served and was mixed in with RCT 7. I was posted on FLT with a 240G and we patrolled MSR Michigan and the 4 Leaf clover. Served along side with 1/8 Marines and Army's 2nd Division.
God Bless our Marines. ❤Thank you.
There's never been sufficient evidence to warrant belief in any god, let alone your specific one.
@@WhoThisMonkey Dude, enough already, nobody cares. You are a loser.
@@eliasziad7864
The phrase 'nobody cares' is anti intellectualism.
Are you sure you want to support anti intellectualism?
@@WhoThisMonkeystfu, stop pushing your beliefs on others.
@@WhoThisMonkeyI don't care.
For such heritage I have received from that long illustrious line of professionals who have worn the blood stripe so proudly before me.
I remember the invasion, Karbala, Baghdad, Falluja, Ramadi, and a shit load of other villages that I want to forget but can't. Army 11B OIF, OEF 1989-2011
"No Greater Friend, No worse Enemy"
- Gen. Mattis
5-3-5 rules
Thank you guys for your service 🇺🇸 You guys should make make a video about the new game “six days in fallujah” becuase it’s getting a lot of backlash
God Bless all who gave everything, Rafael Peralta, Douglas Ziembec Semper Fi Chindi Lha Cha Eh
RIP to the Iraqis that fought the occupation forces
Marines always produce the best… from warriors to media
Respect from greece
Semper Fi and happy birthday Marines!
That was hard for us Marines imagine if they fight with well equipped insurgents
God bless US Military🇺🇸
Trump supporters are skeptical of the government but will always join the military and serve the government they dislike.
@@default76 well they’ll take foreign nationals to join the us military any day. One of the few times they won’t turn an immigrant or refugee away. Since You called me your friend, I’d assume you’d trust that.
Which god are you babbling on about and where is your evidence for it?
@@WhoThisMonkey What do you mean?
@@default76
No god claim has ever had sufficient evidence to warrant belief in it.
Why do you believe something exists when there isn't sufficient evidence to conclude that it exists?
Also, which god claim are you presenting, because theres thousands of different ones?
العراق يمرض ولا يموت 🇮🇶🇮🇶✌️✌️
I love my marines and those before
Alot of our friends fought in falluja vs the Americans glad that I know these heros who helpd to gain the freedom from USA
God bless you men & women 🇺🇸🙏
Thank you all Marines for your service
Service for what? Invading another country and killing civilians? It's funny how you people think Americans are the good guys...
you mean for killing innocent people!!!
I'm a dirtbag. I eas 'd out of the Corps 4/04. My unit went back in 9/04, and several of our younger Marines were killed in Falluja. I know it wouldn't have made a difference, but I still do believe i did wrong by getting out, letting young Marines go back into the sandbox in harms way. I'm just glad I got to serve with such great selfless Americans.
Been there. Done that. Twice….September 05-April 06.
February 07-October 07.
Semper Fi Badass Marines !!!!
The Army was right there in the thick of it too. Don't forget it.
Mad respect.
My tank company supported RCT-7. We, along with our sister tank company supporting RCT-5 went through so much tank main gun ammo they were flying it in direct from the manufacturing plant. Ammo's cheap, Marines are expensive. It was humbling to watch those grunts go, and pride knowing that as long as an infantry company in 1/8 crossed LD each time with tanks they took no KIA. Why the army units there supporting the Marines got the Presidential Unit Citation but not the Marines is still a mystery.
Dang that sucks. I helped take down a top dude one time , pulled him out of the car myself and detained him. He was like the number 8 most wanted guy in Iraq. When the battalion commander came to give me a award, they had someone receive it in my place because I got in trouble for drinking the day before 🤷🏻♂️
Marines don't really do Awards like the Army does. I was in Fallujah as a young ass LCpl. Then later joined the Army. A Small group of us from Taskforce Wolfpack, The Marines who took the peninsula to kick off Fallujah 2, were given a unit patch from 2nd infantry Division since both the Marines and the Army have John Lejeune in common.
That's where U.S. Marines shine. Easy is for the Army.
easy is for your mother.
Never won a battle without army or navy help though. You’re welcome.
@@Kinghippo-ov1iu the Marines win battles, not wars. Protecting the Army since 1775. You're welcome. 😁
Er. The Army were fighting at Fallujah (never heard of Sgt. David Bellavia, 1st Infantry Division? He was awarded the MoH - would you tell him he had it easy?)... also the US Army have done the lion's share of the fighting in literally all of America's wars lmao, how could the Marines have been "protecting" them when they weren't even present a lot of the time?
World War II for example. There were zero USMC combat formations in the ETO (war against Germany/Italy). No US Marines landed at Sicily, Salerno, or especially Normandy (the largest amphibious assault in history) or fought in the Battle of the Bulge, Hurtgen Forest, North Africa, etc. They were all US Army (in terms of American troops obviously, not forgetting the Allies).
The Army did the lion's share of the fighting in the PTO (war against Japan) too.
They were in all the USMC island hopping battles except for Tarawa and usually comprised around half of the American ground forces - hitting the beaches simultaneously with the Marines. In fact, the Army (77th Infantry Division) landed in Okinawa before the Marines. That's in addition to liberating the Philippines (where there were very few Marines) and New Guinea. You've also probably never heard of the Aleutian Islands campaign, or Merrill's Marauders and the Burma Campaign. Again, no USMC presence. Fun fact: The Army carried out more amphibious operations than the USMC in WW2.
So what were you saying about the Army having it easy again?
The most decorated combat units are in the US Army, not the USMC. Both in terms of unit decorations (e.g. Presidential Unit Citations) and individual awards such as the Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross (= Navy Cross), Silver Star, etc.
The USMC are the superfluous branch of the US military who rely on propaganda - I mean good PR - to keep themselves from either being disbanded or drastically reduced and folded into the Navy/Army. Their raison detre (amphibious assault) is obsolete in modern warfare. The Army has both sustained land warfare operations and expeditionary warfare covered - and CIA SAC & SOCOM has special operations covered. It's dudes in the Navy SEALs, Army Special Forces, Rangers, Delta Force, etc that get all the high speed missions now.
"Fallujah is where you don't want to go"- unnamed Marine.
idk if someone who fought there sees this but how was the trust connection to the coalition forces? how good were they trained and how good were they in the fight ?
Thanks for the vid .An 0311🇺🇸.
This is my city...city's fighters were the bravest men the history known
Marine Corps forever ❤..I went through this..pain 😪
may god bless all of you amen soldiers 🇺🇸🫡
I feel bad for the families who had to live in such horrible environments.
Simply…SEMPER FIDELES
So many respectful warriors in this comment section.
It is a family.
Lol warriors more like Armed murderous cowards
3rd Battalion 5th Marines out there just know I love, miss, and think about you consummate professionals everyday. GET SOME!!
Thank you marines bravery never you forget 🇧🇷🤝🏻🇺🇲
This information is incorrect....Marine Rudy Reyes fought the 2nd Battle of Fallujah by himself.
I always like watching these and hoping to see someone that I used to know walking around doing hood shit
I’m looking forward to joining the marines ones I’m 18 just thinking about it get me excited and happy for the future
one of those Navy Cross Recipients from this battle Aubrey McDade Jr. works for Pro Football Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson as VP of Human Performance leading our coordinators on our mission to build high production cultures and elite citizens
Good to hear! my tank company supported his unit, 1/8. Amazing Marines!
also i’ve been studying fallujah by myself but i’ve never seen most of this footage
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Guy I went to school with, dad is our family doctor, was an RTO in Fallujah and got hit by an IED on a street corner. I was in Al Doura, Army, a year later.
1/8 Aubrey McDade one of the Marines to receive the Navy Cross 💪 balls of steel
I was there. USMC 1/8 Charlie 41's. Get some baby!!!!
Marines with balls of steel
Never mentioned the US Army contribution to the battle but still a great video!
The video was made by the Marine Corps, about Marines and for Marines. I'm sure the Army has a TH-cam sight about the Army. Semper Fi from an old Marine Sergeant
@@usmc-veteran73-77 Yes, even though it was a joint operation, the Army's Soldiers don't deserve mention. Their contributions and sacrifices only get in the way of the important discussion.
@MisterMediocrity-uu9gx Back to the "Second Battle of Fallujah," Im sure it was a very tough battle. I'd love to talk to a veteran of that battle. I'm so proud of our Marines. Chesty would be proud, too. Semper Fi from an old Marine Sergeant.
Are those the A4 model of the M16?.
Yes, the corps have been using the M16A4 since 1998, although as of 2015 it isn't standard issue anymore
@@a_tree5793 Thanks. I think the A4 has rails on the handguard for lights, forward grip and lasers, a rail on top for optics and a pouch on the stock for a spare magazine. The Corps is using the M27 IAR now, replaced the M4 and M249 SAW.
Yes they were. We just got them for the first time right before deploying.
@@pootieheadroflmao Yeah. The IAR is lighter, shorter, more reliable, more accurate and easier to maintain than the SAW.
Marines shall never retreat
Yeah bro that seems like it really sucked. Honor to the Bros who went through that suck
Now without tanks the USMC cannot fight another Fallujah
They shouldn't have been there in the first place. As a rule, the Marines shouldn't even be fighting that kind of deep inland battle. That's why the Marines were utterly indispensable for WWII's Pacific island-hopping campaign, but weren't needed for the Army to defeat the Germans in Europe. The Marines need to be a highly mobile, balancing speed and power, fast-response "911" force that focuses primarily, but not always exclusively, on the coastal and near-coastal areas of the world.
@@MisterMediocrity-uu9gx um whatever. Marines exist to destroy and to kill. They need tanks to do this more efficiently
Yet you guys can’t explain why we actually needed to be there. What would you do if a foreign army showed up to give us “freedom”. We gave extremist the greatest recruiting tool.
If you ever listen to most people/news/historians when they talk about the Battle of Fallujah you'd think that the Army was never there Lmao.
Leave it to Marines to take all the credit. AGAIN.
Man, I can’t wait to join
SEMPER FI AND OOOORAH MARINES, would love to talk more to you , u.s. marine vet here 93' to 97' active , keep up the great vids + content love em 1000% > tom !
Semper fi brother. 81-91
@@josephlliteras5976 very good + cool brotha ! , would love to talk more , what state you in ? i am in pa , talk soon bro > tom !
The army was there too
seeing all this just makes me want to join the marines even more
my uncle fought as a navy corpsman during the 1st and 2nd battles of Fallujah,never talks about it.
Another battle, in another war, started by cowardly rich men, fought by brave poor men,... for nothing but money
This
Once a marine always a marine
(Battle of Fallujah)
(November,7th,-December,23rd,2004)
(Results):(American Victory)
Semper Fi!!!
Get some Marines.
GET SOME!
Semper fi
Semper Fi !
Ooooraghh !
RIP Semper Fi Marines!
Fallujah . God bless irakien peaple in fallujah .
No disrespect to our brave Marines. Always grateful they are ready to defend our nation. I beg the question, why were we even there at all? Politicians lie and use are brothers to give there lives when it was not necessary. Liberating Kuwait is one thing... this was something else entirely.
@Sickotato Im sorry but it is was widely known that no weapons of mass destruction were ever found. Before or after the US invasion. I was fooled and believed in the cause at the time. Looking back we had no business being there.