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They Called Us "Lucky" - The Life and Afterlife of the Iraq War's Hardest Hit Unit (Paperback)
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They Called Us "Lucky" - The Life and Afterlife of the Iraq War's Hardest Hit Unit (Paperback)
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From the Arizona Congressman, a "powerful" and "searing" (PW)
chronicle of the eternal bonds forged between the Marines of Lima
Company, the hardest-hit unit of the Iraq War At first, they were
“Lucky Lima.” Infantryman Ruben Gallego and his brothers in
Lima Company—3rd Battalion, 25th Marines, young men drawn from
blue-collar towns, immigrant households, Navajo
reservations—returned unscathed on patrol after patrol through
the increasingly violent al Anbar region of Iraq, looking for
weapons caches and insurgents trying to destabilize the nascent
Iraqi government. After two months in Iraq, Lima didn't have a
casualty, not a single Purple Heart, no injury worse than a
blister. Lucky Lima. Then, in May 2005, Lima’s fortunes flipped.
Unknown to Ruben and his fellow grunts, al Anbar had recently
become a haven for al Qaeda in Mesopotamia. The bin Laden-sponsored
group had recruited radicals from all over the world for jihad
against the Americans. On one fateful day, they were lured into a
death house; the ambush cost the lives of two men, including a
platoon sergeant. Two days later, Ruben’s best friend, Jonathon
Grant, died in an IED attack, along with several others. Events
worsened from there. A disastrous operation in Haditha in August
claimed the lives of thirteen Marines when an IED destroyed their
amphibious vehicle. It was the worst single-day loss for the
Marines since the 1983 Beirut bombings. By the time 3/25 went home
in November, it had lost more men than any other single unit in the
war. Forty-six Marines and two Navy Corpsmen serving with the
battalion in Iraq were killed in action during their roughly
nine-month activation. They Called Us “Lucky” details Ruben
Gallego’s journey and includes harrowing accounts of some of the
war’s most costly battles. It details the struggles and the
successes of Ruben—now a member of Congress—and the rest of
Lima Company following Iraq, examining the complicated matter of
PTSD. And it serves as a tribute to Ruben’s fallen comrades, who
made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
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Imprint: |
Mariner Books
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
December 2022 |
Authors: |
Ruben Gallego
• Jim DeFelice
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Dimensions: |
203 x 135 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
336 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-06-304580-4 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-06-304580-X |
Barcode: |
9780063045804 |
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