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Footnotes:
1. Marc Bullock, interview with author
2. Ibid.
3. Buddy Miller, interview with author
4. Ibid.
5. Ibid.
6. Joseph Poulter, interview with author
7. James Keller, interview with author
8. Marc Bullock, interview with author
9. Buddy Miller, interview with author
10. Chris Ieva, interview with author
11. Ibid.
12. Chris Reith, interview with author
13. Steve Held, interview with author
14. Mike Hodd, interview with author
15. Multiple Marines at Camp Gannon.
16. Derek Herndon, interview with author
17. Sheikh Kurdi, interview in Awakening, Vol IIIA
18. Frank Diorio, interview in Awakening, Vol IIIA
19. Multiple 3/2 and RCT-2 Marines
20. Mike Hodd, interview with author
21. Sheikh Sabah, interview in Awakening, Vol IIIA
22. Sofrep.com https://sofrep.com/news/our-fallen-heroes-ivica-jerak/
23. US DoD News Release 887-05, August 27, 2005
24. Marine situation maps, 26-28 Aug 05
25. Multiple Marines at Camp Gannon
26. Frank Diorio, interview in Awakening, Vol IIIA
27. Mike Hodd, interview with author
28. Multiple 3/2 and RCT-2 Marines
29 Frank Diorio, interview in Vol IIIA
30. Ibid.
31. Stephen Davis, interview in Awakening, Vol III
32. Mark Lister, interview with author
33. Stephen Davis, interview in Awakening, Vol IIIA
34. Mark Lister, interview with author
35. Ibid.
36. Ibid.
37. Frank Diorio, interview in Awakening, Vol IIIA
38. Stephen Davis, interview in Awakening, Vol III
39. Chris Nothstine, combat journal shared with author
40. Marine situation maps, 26-28 Aug 05
41. Pete Macko, interview with author
42. Jordan Bogart, combat journal shared with author
43. Stephen Davis, interview in Awakening, Vol III
44. Mike Hodd, interview with author
45. Sheikh Sabah, interview in Awakening, Vol IIIA
46. Sheikh Kurdi, interview in Awakening, Vol IIIA
47. Ahmad Khalaf, interview in Awakening, Vol IIIA
48. “Insurgents Assert Control…”, WaPo, 6sep05; “U.S. Warplanes Target…”, WaPo, 31aug05
49. Multiple Marines at Camp Gannon.
50. Steve Held, interview with author
51. Multiple Marines at Camp Gannon
52. Pete Macko, interview with author
53. Frank Diorio, interview in Awakening, Vol IIIA
54. Mike Hodd, interview with author
55. Multiple Marines at Camp Gannon
56. Multiple 3/2 and RCT-2 Marines
57. Ibid.
58. Chris Nothstine, combat journal shared with author
59. Luis Maxwell, interview with author
60. Ibid.
61. Frank Diorio, interview in Awakening, Vol IIIA
62. Marine situation maps, 26-28 Aug 05
63. Multiple 3/2 and RCT-2 Marines
64. Frank Diorio, interview in Awakening, Vol IIIA
65. Mark Lister, interview with author
66. Anthony Cunha, interview with author
67. Ibid.