Podcast: The Spear – Battle for the Mosque
On April 10, 2003, Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (A/1/5) was tasked with searching...
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Timothy Heck | 08.25.21 | The Spear
On April 10, 2003, Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (A/1/5) was tasked with searching...
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In 2008, Major Corey Faison was a scout platoon leader at the remote Combat Outpost Lowell,...
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This episode of The Spear features a story from US Air Force Major Joe “TBar” Ritter. A remotely...
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For then-Major Bill “Fenway” Wyman, Sadr City in 2004 was a strange mix of combat and humanitarian...
Read MoreTimothy Heck | 06.30.21 | The Spear
This episode of The Spear looks at a different type of story than most we have featured. In 2009,...
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