We Were One: Shoulder to Shoulder with the Marines Who Took Fallujah
 

We Were One: Shoulder to Shoulder With the Marines Who Took Fallujah

by Patrick K. O'Donnell

The platoon included four pairs of best friends. Each of the four would lose a best friend forever.Five months after being deployed to Iraq, Lima Company’s 1st Platoon found itself in Fallujah, embroiled in some of the most intense house-to-house, hand-to-hand combat since World War II. Civilians were used as human shields or as bait to lure soldiers into buildings rigged with... (read more)

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ronnie b
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I found this book to be a fast and easy read. It describes the brutal house to house no holds barred fighting that was Fallujah. I only wish that it went a little more deeper into the overall battle as well. I reccomend this book to all who are interested in learning a little about the heroism and sacrifice being made by our young men and women in Iraq. It also explains how "the brotherhood" is sometimes the only thing that keeps you going.

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