Having now completed the reading of We Were One, there's a line that stands out in my mind. The line was spoken by a senior officer at a post-trauma stress disorder [PTSD] class in Iraq in January 2005 and this is what the man said to his Marines, " If you were back in the States and normal Americans endured what you went through in Fallujah, they would be holding group therapy and all-night candle vigils."
Yep.
The author, Patrick K. O'Donnell calls the men and women fighting in Iraq and Afghanastan "America's next Greatest Generation." After reading what the men of the 3/1 went through in combat in Fallujah, I believe that I tend to agree with Mt. O'Donnell.
I've learned a thing or five about the Marine Corps and a great deal more on what it's like to fight in Iraq. This is one of the most enlightening books that I've ever read and I would highly recommend it to all who visit this site.
To the men who fight in Fallujah, and eslewhere "over there" the only thing that comes to mind to say to them is, Ooo-Rah !