![]() ![]() Operation Phantom Fury is in the top tier of books about Marines at war.” – Eric Hammel, author of Marines in Hue City and The Root: The Marines in Beirut. Also known as Operation Phantom Fury, the operation was a joint effort by American, Iraqi and British forces to. “When Dick Camp writes about Marines, he does so from the heart. Bellavia's men were mired in the opening stages of the Second Battle of Fallujah. The result is a rare firsthand account of the brutal reality of the war in Iraq, how this battle for a key city was fought, and how such a crucial battle looks from positions of command and from the thick of the fight. Infantry Museum (infantrymuseum) on Instagram: OnThisDayInHistory 7 November 2004 Operation Phantom Fury Begins The Second Battle of Fallujah. The author, Dick Camp, a retired Marine Corps colonel with combat service in Vietnam, conducted personal interviews with combatants, from the division commander in charge of the operation down to Marine infantrymen who did the fighting. The book Operation Phantom Fury: The Assault & Capture of Fallujah, Iraq offers an in-depth, intimate look into the single most significant battle undertaken during the occupation of Iraq. Fallujah is a big concentrated city, just under 300,000 people. It is one of the last major cities before Baghdad. Willy Buhl: The importance of Fallujah is that it lies along the supply route from the Syrian-Jordanian border. The Marine Corps’ biggest battle in Iraq to date, it was so prolonged and fierce that it has entered the pantheon of USMC battles alongside Iwo Jima, Inchon, and Hue City. 7, 2004, 10 years ago, after extensive planning and preparation, I Marine Expeditionary Force began Operation al-Fajr, also known as Operation Phantom Fury the second battle for Fallujah. Operation Phantom Fury: The Second Battle of Fallujah American Veterans Center no images were found Col. Second Battle of Fallujah, (November 7December 23, 2004), also called Operation Al-Fajr (Dawn) and Operation Phantom Fury, joint American, Iraqi, and British military campaign during the Iraq War that crushed the Islamic insurgents in Fallujah, Iraq, in the Sunni Muslim province of Al-Anbar. 10, 1975 hometown Lyndonville, New York enlistment date June 1999 Military Occupation 11B Infantryman unit 3rd Platoon. The Second Battle for Fallujah, dubbed Operation Phantom Fury, took place over an almost two-month period, from November 7 to December 23, 2004. Biography The Battle News Staff Sergeant David G. The Marine Corps biggest battle in Iraq, the most significant single battle during the occupation: the 2nd Battle for Fallujah. ![]()
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