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Bill Sojda;
Hanks’ “best friend in the world.”
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Sergeant Conner,
after Chechen ambush,
November 17.
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Best friends: Larson and Garza. The two were inseparable
and often hard to tell apart, hence the nickname “Garson.”
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courtesy of R. Wood) |
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Platoon leader Lt. Jeffrey Sommers (left)
and Gunnery Sergeant
Matthew Hackett (right).
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Nathan Wood.
(Photo courtesy of R. Wood) |
Michael Hanks with Iraqi children.
(Photo courtesy of J.
Sommers) |
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First Platoon advancing
on enemy positions.
(Author photo) |
Brothers in arms on their
way home from the battle of Fallujah.
Most of the Marines
would return to Iraq seven months later for their third tour
of duty. The unit was sent to Haditha, the small town near
the Syrian border that became infamous following allegations
that Marines murdered innocent civilians.
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Most members of 1st Platoon stenciled the
names of their fallen brothers on their helmets.
(Author
photo) |
