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  2. 8th Marine Regiment - Wikipedia

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    8th Marines deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the February 2005. They operated around the city of Fallujah, Iraq. The Marines secured the city ahead of the December 2005 national elections. [3] 8th Marines redeployed to Iraq in January 2009, taking over responsibility for the western Al-Anbar province from the 5th Marines ...

  3. List of the United States military installations in Iraq

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    Map of major U.S. military bases in Iraq and the number of soldiers stationed there (2007) The United States Department of Defense continues to have a large number of temporary military bases in Iraq, most a type of forward operating base (FOB).

  4. 1st Battalion, 8th Marines - Wikipedia

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    During combat operations in Iraq from June 2004-January 2005, 1st Battalion 8th Marines (Reinforced) suffered 21 Marines killed in action (KIA) and nearly 150 Marines wounded in action (WIA) with 17 KIA's and 102 WIA's coming in three weeks in Fallujah in November 2004. 1/8 conducted a relief in place with their sister battalion 3/8 and ...

  5. Veterans Day profile: Iraq War veteran BJ Ganem - AOL

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    Iraq War veteran BJ Ganem is getting candid about his experiences in the military and his work with the Semper Fi Fund.

  6. 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines - Wikipedia

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    3rd Battalion 8th Marines (3/8) was an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, was consisted of approximately 1,100 Marines and sailors. The battalion fell under the command of the 8th Marine Regiment and the 2nd Marine Division.

  7. The Military Tried To Hide Evidence of a Massacre. A Lawsuit ...

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    The Haditha massacre was one of the worst U.S. actions during the Iraq War. After a roadside bomb killed a Marine in the town of Haditha in November 2005, the rest of his squad shot dead 24 ...

  8. List of decorated Americans from the Iraq War in Al Anbar ...

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    1st Battalion 8th Marines: November 25, 2004 [10] Fallujah (Second Battle) Engaged insurgents while simultaneously evacuating three wounded Marines under fire. [10] Benjamin Gonzalez: Lance Corporal: Navy Cross: 2nd Battalion 1st Marines: June 18, 2004 [11] Fallujah: Jumped on a fellow Marine to protect him from a grenade. [11] Jordan Haerter ...

  9. Moral Injury: The Grunts - The ... - The Huffington Post

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    Most people enter military service “with the fundamental sense that they are good people and that they are doing this for good purposes, on the side of freedom and country and God,” said Dr. Wayne Jonas, a military physician for 24 years and president and CEO of the Samueli Institute, a non-profit health research organization.