Chapter 25 – River City | Bastards & Brothers

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Terry Hudson’s foregrip after being struck by an RPG warhead (Terry Hudson photo)

Catastrophic IED strike against 3/25 AAV outside Barwana, 3 Aug 2005 (James McCauley photo)

3/25 Marine during Quick Strike (AP photo)

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Figure 25-1. Overall scheme for Operation Quickstrike, 3 August 2005.

Figure 25-2. Lima Company 3/2’s push into Haqlaniyah, 3 August 2005.

Figure 25-3, Catastrophic IED strike against AAV in Barwana, 3 August 2005.

Footnotes:

1. U.S. Marine Corps Operations in Iraq, 2003-2006, p92-93; Multiple Marines, interviews with author
2. Chris Ieva, interview with author
3. Ibid.
4. Sean Hankard, interview with author
5. Ibid.
6. Ibid.
7. Ibid.
8. Ibid.
9. Terry Hudson, interview with author
10. Joe Rovnak, interview with author
11. Marine Forces Reserve, Operational History: 2004-2007, p389
12. Christopher Toland, interview in Combat Diary: The Marines of Lima Company documentary
13. Marine Forces Reserve, Operational History: 2004-2007, p389
14. Travis Williams, interview in Combat Diary: The Marines of Lima
Company
15. Marine Forces Reserve, Operational History, 2004-2007, p389
16. “U.S., Iraqi Forces launch offensive”, Knight Ridder, 6aug05
17. U.S. Marine Corps Operations in Iraq, 2003-2006, pg 92-93, note 136
18. Sean Hankard, interview with author
19. Ibid.
20. Tim Mundy, interview in Awakening, Vol IIIA

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