10/7/2023 0 Comments Operation phantom fury hell house![]() ![]() The Marines had planned to slip into Fallujah “as soft as fog.” But after four American contractors were brutally murdered, President Bush ordered an attack on the city–against the advice of the Marines. The epic battle for Fallujah revealed the startling connections between policy and combat that are a part of the new reality of war. ![]() Victory came at a terrible price: 151 Americans and thousands of Iraqis were left dead. For twenty months, one American battalion after another tried to quell the violence, culminating in a bloody, full-scale assault. "No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah" by Bing Westįallujah: Iraq’s most dangerous city unexpectedly emerged as the major battleground of the Iraqi insurgency. In the one hour battle, the house claimed 11 wounded, 1 KIA, 2 Navy Crosses and the undoubted resolve that Marines don't leave anyone behind. As smoke, blood, gunfire, explosions filled the house, it didn't stop them from finally evacuating all wounded and kill all of the insurgents within. With time running low, more Marines came to the rescue, only to be hit themselves in the attempt to reach the stricken comrades as they crossed the kill zones. Among the wounded lay then-1st Sgt Kasal, who had sustained 7 bullet wounds and 40 pieces of shrapnel in an attempt to rescue another Marine. The 2 story structure became a deadly zone of close quarter and hand to hand combat resulting from a well entrenched and positioned enemy. Grapes called a ceasefire, walked into the rubble, and unloaded half his magazine into the insurgent’s head." On Nov 13, 2004, at the height of operation Phantom Fury, Marines from 3/1 lay trapped, bleeding and surrounded inside what would later become known as the House of Hell. The Marines sprinted away, and after the grenade exploded, they turned and fired on the ruins. As they peered into the rubble, an insurgent trapped underneath raised his arm and dropped a grenade. "The house erupted, the concrete mixing with the insurgents’ bodies in a pink mist. If you have any questions check out the FAQ.Reposts are allowed, but only if the original post is at least 3 months old, and not currently in the top 100 submissions of all time.If you don't receive flair after a few days feel free to message the mods. If you took the photo yourself, you can signify this by using the tag ( original content) and after 24 hours you will be given special flair.If your image is rehosted from another approved host it will be removed. If your submission is not on the list of approved hosts, but it is an original source, please use the tag so your submission is not removed in error. Original source is allowed and preferred over the approved hosts.Make sure your image is hosted by an approved host.Do not submit a shortened link using a URL shortener like tinyurl.Videos, collections, interactive images/websites, and articles are not allowed.Please limit your submissions to no more than four (4) per day so as to give other posters a chance for their content to be viewed as well!.Include the resolution in in the title.Trolling, baiting, flaming, name-calling, bigotry & racism will result in a ban.Include some context in the title (such as the name of the machine, war, year, or location).Check out /r/PolicePorn for high quality images of police officers and equipment. Note: Enlisted Personnel, please contact the mods for flair.
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