War Talk: A Student Marine Tells His Story
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- UCSD Student and Marine Lance Corporal Jonathan Wong offers a detailed and nuanced account of his tour of duty in Iraq with tales of the battles of Baghdad and Tikrit, severe food shortages, boredom, loneliness, courage and remorse over the actions of fellow soldiers at Abu Ghraib in this compelling interview with Abe Shragge, a historian of war and society at UCSD and curator of the San Diego Veterans Museum and Memorial Center.
[7/2004] [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 8793]
It would be cool to see what happened to this guy, where is he 2021.
what a positive guy
He did a damn good job and held himself very well in the whole video. Just curious what he’s up to now.
He earned his PhD in Policy Analysis in 2016, MPhil in Policy Analysis in 2014, and a MA in Security Studies in 2011. He was an infantry officer from 2006 to 2009.
Jonathan Wong is currently an associate director of RAND Arroyo Center's Strategy, Doctrine, and Resources Program, a policy researcher at RAND Corporation, and a professor at Pardee RAND Graduate School. His research focuses on the role of new technologies and operational concepts, and processes in shaping how militaries fight. He also contributes to other force design and development research and RAND's military logistics, manpower, intelligence policy, and strategy portfolios.
whoa... my name is Jonathan Wong and I'm going into the Marines as an Officer after college...
@OneRadRudeboy Son, you are seriously unaware of what society, and humans being are capable or why they do certain things. Now we all have the right to express our own opinions. Nevertheless (As a former Marine Infantry 2 deployments to iraq) as a military personnel, when you sign the contract you give away a lot of you freedoms, and freedom of speech is one of them. They dont call it a commitment for nothing. Here's a tip if you are serious about the service, Observe, Learn, and STFU till EAS
@ttranccoc123 You relize all of the United States' allies allow gays in their military's who are allowed to serve openly with American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan right...
@ttranccoc123 well separate restrooms would just be ridiculous and no im not a liberal.
Iraq veteran here 3id was in from 04-09
Please pass the Kool-aide
Stop spreading your ignorance.