Marine reacts to the Battle of Fallujah
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- Опубліковано 29 гру 2021
- I heard a lot about this battle when I was growing up in the Marine Corps and it's hard to do it justice, but this video is a great way to get some understanding of what happened overall
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A computer game was made based on Fallujah and they had the actual soildiers who fought the battle assisting to make it as true to life as possible. Originally canncelled, it back in production and is called 6 Days in Fallujah.
Comes out June 22 (early access I think)
It's a fantastic game. I play with many active us military players
I was in both Battles of Fallujah. Operation Vigilant Resolve and Operation Al-Fajr/ Phantom Fury. As well as the push through Ramadi, HIT, the Train Station, and Rawah. I did 4 pumps, the last being the push into Marjeh, AFG. Iraq was a different time.
Zarqawi was a bad bad man and his followers were ruthless, but we were more ruthless. There's a lot the media didn't can couldn't cover. That video covered the action fairly well, but somethings were missed. There were more forces there such as 1/12 Arty, 1/6 Arty, 3rd MAW, and 2/12 Cav. We were on the ground, as well as providing IDF, overwatch, and tracking. We ran all QRF missions for 8 months from Fallujah, to the Pumphouses, to Ramadi.
British SAS were part of TFB (Task Force Black) but they didn't have much involvement beyond that. Canadian Forces were also there, but they were more so a support role.
I could talk about this all day but good video.
Dang Ik it’s a late comment but that must have been horrifying/ crazy to go to both battles thank you for your service
House to House is a great book written by David Bellavia, he was a Seargent during the battle of Fallujah. His story is pretty amazing, well worth a read!
thank you for the recommendation, I'm really enjoying the book. my deployment wasn't daily combat but we still got some action but those guys were in the shit almost everyday
So 2 things: The Chechens who went to Iraq to assist the insurgency there were good. They were molded through the fighting of an insurgency of their own against the Russians. A friend of mine who served in Iraq in 2005-2006 remarked about how they could actually tell if it was a Chechen shooting at them in a firefight simply by the accuracy of their bullets. Your average Iraqi fighter would spray and pray; the damage they did was through lucky shots. Chechens in a firefight would be highly conservative with their ammo, they'd shoot off well-placed rounds and engage with coalition troops in these prolonged battles where they wouldn't budge until it was an aircraft that came into the question.
Secondly, there are several noted uses of SAMs by insurgents in Iraq. They're few, but they were there alright. Dozens were captured every year, and only a few were used. Even fewer actually hit their targets. It was presumed that with every armed insurgent and their mother descending upon Fallujah with the rumors of a US assault, that they would also utilize their best weaponry. Matter of fact, a few months before the battle, a Chinook was shot down near Fallujah, killing all 16 on board. Another incident in 2007 saw a Sea Knight (potentially) being shot down by a SAM, killing 7 or 8 I believe. I'll have to double check, but I am fairly sure there were SAMs captured during O-PF. It was a wise decision to not have aircraft flying close/visibly enough to be susceptible to enemy fire. A crash in the heart of the unsecured parts of Fallujah would've potentially been catastrophic, especially with having to recover any survivors/bodies. It would've been on similar proportions to the Blackhawk Down incident.
Thanks for the info and well said 🤙
you made a mistake. There were no Chechen fighters in the battle of Fallujah. There were some Arab fighters from Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, but most of the fighters were from the city itself.
@@bjhrhdhehzuuedidu6185 they were they jihadist that fought in the Chechen wars in 90s
i had a Teacher's assistant in high school who served in 1st force recon who fought during the battle and he said it was the worst fight he ever was in, he lost so many friends from his unit and said he would pray every day
Love your Vibes bro You make people question there hatred and bias for american military ... From 🇨🇦 keep up the good work.
The 2nd battel was definitely brutal. I believe it was one of the deadliest urban warfare battels sence Vietnam. We lost some good guys and unfortunately lost more after coming home. Thanks for making the video. Most people have no idea what we went through over there.
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Bro imagine being a insurgent and chilling in the night and then just hearing "WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE" blaring from a Humvee lol
Funny, imagine yourself as an American soldier patrolling Fallujah and then find yourself hanging on a city bridge
I did a documentary with the BBC back in 2012 called "Our War, The Lost Platoon" it was part of the Our war series. It would be great to get your take on it
I remember when the London riots were happening I was about 10 hours deep in to a ketamine binge watching Our War and I was terrified that rioting youths were gonna smash through my wall and kill me. hahaha.
Good show though
Seen that documentary.
All I can say is 5 STARS ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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You got to watch the documentary The November War. You'll get a little more in depth of my brothers and I in that hell hole. It was made by one of ours. A Fallujah Marine. Check it out. I was with 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company. First Battalion, Third MARINES, Third MARINE Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Special Operations Capable or Command. The MEUSOC we called it. I was one of the first ones in, and one of the first ones hit. But I got three of them before I got taken out. Do you mind if I share your reaction with your big brothers?
I wasn't in Fallujah but I did clear houses and compounds in Afghanistan. That shit is scary.
Fallujah was Brutal, 1 in 20 houses were occupied by Enemies, long slog and very very tiring. Especially when supplies were running low. Brutal brutal slog physically and mentally.
I think in the shooter game Squad the map Fallujah is pretty accurately made from the original, but in a smaller scale i think :)
British involvement was from the Black Watch some 850 men including support staff such as Royal Engineers & Royal Signal (spotters). The Black Watch became the left flank of the U.S Marines and we’re heavily lauded by U.S Colonel Ron Johnson for their professionalism and robust fighting technique. Col. Ron Johnson actually wanted the Black Watch to stay long after their tour was finished.
Black watch are fucking awesome.
@@jimbobhk2009 completely agree, as a Royal Engineer, I’ve worked with lots of Infantry units and the Black Watch were hands down the best.
By American JAG interpretation... the moment a weapon is taken into a hospital.. religious building etc.. it loses protected status and can be subject to military action... in addition even using these buildings as observation points has the same effect....
Yes, but it is important to note that the reluctance to target religious buildings that had weapons in them was likely due to how inflammatory this would have been, as it would have caused Iraqis to view the Americans as agents of Israel who were sent to destroy their religion.
In addition, the insurgents had become experts in propaganda, and images of holy sites burning would have likely contributed to increased support from other Arab nations.
Hard core battle, brave men.
Army never got the benelli , they were stuck with the pump and now bringing in that ugly side cocking thing , British army use the benelli as the L128
This battle took place just a year after I was born
24:10 Indeed, he has retired. He's been an instructor for MCJROTC, an amazing leader and counselor, one of the best men I've ever met in my life.
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The best way to preserve your life is to not be in a place where it could be threatened
Just because a bunch of homeless militants are kicking your ass does not mean you can start committing war crimes
America has a real nice history of getting beaten and then thinking war crimes are the only answer
They also have a history of getting in debt and then starting wars cause they don't want to pay it back.
It's also the fact that it's a mosque. If it was a Christian church, they wouldn't get backlash for blowing it up
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Please review Six Days in Fallujah. The game depicts the brutalist war against the insurgents as well as the unpredictable door 2 door fights.
Video suggestion! Not sure if you’ve seen it or not but I’d like to see your reaction to the video “United Kingdom parachute regiment - untrique paratus”
Just watched a documentary about this last night and the role that Al Zaquari (sp) actually played in it.
Very political so won't go in to it.
All I can say is that $3,000,000 was paid to a British journalist to pay the newspapers into making him out to be more than he was. His death eventually lead to the rise of ISIL but during his life, there wasn't any sectarian violence in the city, Sunni and Shia fought side by side to fight the Americans who they were grateful for taking out Sudam Hussein but once they noticed that the Americans were taking control of there power stations, hospitals etc... they realised that the Americans weren't liberators but were there to stay which lead to them fighting together against the Americans but the Americans beat that with the old 'divide and conquer' which involved Al Saquari.
This sounds super interesting. Going to check it out right now. Thanks for the info!
They had russian sa-7s anti aircraft weapons
is that a Cold Ones hoodie?
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On the Psyops, "Welcome to the Jungle" has been the unofficial invitation to come out and play for a few places around the world 1980's-2000's first time I think was in Panama when choppers blared it as they circled embassy ole pinapple face was hiding in. If the USMC is outside and you hear "you're gonna bleed" belt from axil.... better make your peace with God.
Idk why the expectation in war is ever that people will be too pure to use every resource present to try to give themselves an advantage in attacking or fending off attacks. Of course they will. They’re trying to survive and win. Not pursuing holiness through lofty righteous living.
Bring pain to the enemy… everything else is peoples opinion that have never put it on the line. Clueless!
If my memory serves me well, 1st crack at Fallujah was after they Blackwater contractors where murdered, I got into Iraq April 2004 but in Basra.. not sure what 🇬🇧 units where involved 1st time but I know 2nd battle they where..And also it was the same in Afghanistan we where there April 2008 and lots of the times after firefights and when we cleared through or now and again ☠️ foreign fighter where not even Afghan natives, they where Pakistani, Tajiks, Chechen,Arab etc etc
Sounds like a nightmare
in the first battle of fallujah he is right in that the us stalled the assault because an agreement of having iraqi's police and military police their own but they didn't last; because the us forces did not leave the city instead they controlled the routes into and out of the city and the suburbs so the us forces were still in the city and almost immediately us troops were reporting being in firefights with the Iraqi troops in uniform and insurgents that lead to phantom fury starting to leave no kidding place in fallujah
No, the Iraqis forces and the USSF took the railway and the hospital they then launched the marine army assaults from the railway. I had to write a term paper of the events of this battle in chronological order and detail
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Not since hue city or Mogadishu has there been such heated urban fighting for us forces and not since hue city have the united states marine corps fought such a concentrated urban foe.
"This is the Hue City of our generation," says Lt. Col. Michael Ramos
if Fallujah isn't hell it's in the same zip code a marine comment to a reporter
Fallujah 2.0 and Somalia could have had less deaths if the United States military would have taken more advice from the Uk on urban warfare as was suggested because the 🇬🇧 military where more experienced because of the Northern Ireland conflict..
13k views, 624 likes, and 55 comments doesn't really line up but meh
I never understood why the insurgents didn't flee the city alongside the civilians and instead choose to remain and engage the US forces in open combat. Sound like a dumb choice on their part.
They’re fanatics. They don’t think like a normal person.
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Enjoy your videos and have done for over a year but I don't really appreciate the 'I get it, but..' In regards to you sorta kinda almost justifying American warcrimes (re: white phosphorus use).
There is absolutely no way you would share that understanding if an adversary used it on American forces.
More of a "you have a right to be pissed and want to publicize the crimes" BUT it was so brutal they might not understand why some snapped
@@CombatArmsChannel I kind of understand. A lot of the reason I despise US involvement in the middle east is because both the higher ups and the guys on the ground had no idea how the hell places like that work in regards to culture, and fucked over the places we intervened in as a result. We had soldiers kicking in doors, throwing dudes on the ground and searching women in a society where having the sole of your shoe visible is considered an insult, where women who have sex before marriage must be killed by their own tribe in order to maintain honor.
It seems that all parties, coalition-wise, had no idea how important the idea of "honor" was, and treated Iraq like it's values were those of a western country. It's almost like they forget that after they defeated the Iraqi military, they were going to have to, you know, govern the country.
And it didn't help that the US seemed more than happy to cover up any war crimes committed, and even when they did prosecute, they merely gave (most of) them slaps on the wrist.
Heres one for ya, the "game changing" leopard 2s burning amonst dozens of bradleys, bet you dont feel so safe now knowing how easily and quickly russia can destroy western arms, M777s also burning like candles..