Marine veteran talks about what Christmas meant to service members deployed to combat zones during the Afghanistan War.
Fallujah
They Fought in Iraq’s Bloodiest Battle. Will Their Kids Be the Next Generation of Marines?
Marines who fought in the Second Battle of Fallujah are apprehensive of their kids joining the military.
Shooting the War: A Marine Combat Photographer Remembers Fallujah
Combat photographer shares memories from his role chronicling Marines from Alpha Company 20 years after Operation Phantom Fury.
Q&A: Twenty Years after Fallujah – ‘I Hope They See It As a Cautionary Tale’
A Q&A with Thomas Brennan on the emotional journey behind his reporting on the 20th anniversary of his platoon’s fight in the bloodiest battle of the Iraq War.
Twenty Years of Fallujah
The city of Fallujah became a hotbed for insurgent fighters and the scene of the bloodiest battle for U.S. troops during the Iraq War. Here is a look back at the major turning points over the last 20 years.
My Platoon’s Fight To Survive—and Heal From—The Bloodiest Battle in Iraq
My platoon’s bloody house-to-house fight through the deadliest urban warfare of the U.S. war in Iraq, and our decades-long journey to heal.
Video: “No One’s Gonna Make It Out of Here”
WATCH: Documentary video Shadows of Fallujah interweaves Marines’ firsthand accounts and archival footage to tell the story of thousands of service members ordered to fight Operation Phantom Fury.

