Podcast: The Spear – Patrolling the Seam
In 2012, Sean Marquis was an infantry platoon leader—deployed to Dehqobad, Afghanistan—in a...
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Timothy Heck | 08.31.22 | The Spear
In 2012, Sean Marquis was an infantry platoon leader—deployed to Dehqobad, Afghanistan—in a...
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In the summer of 1993, Greg Banner was a newly appointed company commander in 10th Special Forces...
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In the previous episode of The Spear, Tim Heck was joined by Karl Blanke. In 2003, he was a...
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In 2003, the Fifth Marine Regiment was among the units that conducted the march up from Kuwait to...
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Few books have had the impact on generations of young soldiers as Jim McDonough’s Platoon Leader:...
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