Chapter 2 – Deployment

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Landing on the island of Betio during Battle of Tarawa, 1943
Marines from Task Force Tarawa fighting in Nasiriyah, 24 Mar 2003 (Getty Images)
Mike Hodd, XO, India Co
Brian Hogancamp, India Co
Mine strike on AAV carrying Hodd and Hogancamp, 18 Feb 05
John Schneekloth, Kilo Co
Marine SASO training at March AFB
3/2 assembling at Camp Lejeune
Boarding a charter flight at MCAS Cherry Point
Enjoying Burger King on “Camp Cupcake”, Al-Asad
Arriving at Camp Al-Qaim

Maps:

Footnotes:

1. Tim Mundy, interview in Awakening, Vol IIIA
2. Ibid.
3. Brain Hogancamp, interview with author
4. Marine Forces Reserve Operational History: Global War on Terror (2004-2007) footnotes
5. Brain Hogancamp, interview with author
6. Mike Hodd, interview with author
7. Brian Hogancamp in a post-incident report, shared with author
8. Mike Hodd, interview with author
9. Multiple 3/2 Marines, interviews with author
10. John Schneekloth, interview with author
11. Chris Ieva, interview with author
12. Leesa Philippon, interview with author
13. Tim Mundy, interview with author
14. Ian Norris, interview with author
15. John Schneekloth, interview with author

3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines and the fight for Al-Qaim, Iraq

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