We Got Him!

by Steve Russell

  Booth, William, 73

  Bordes, Michael, 208–10

  Bournazian, Steven, 149

  Boyd, Brad, 68–69, 78, 85, 99–101, 106–8, 111–12, 114, 116–18, 131, 133, 140, 148, 153–54, 164–65, 169, 171–73, 177, 181–82, 189, 191–92, 207, 209–10, 216, 220–21, 224, 236, 246–50, 255–56, 271, 284, 287, 293–94, 304–5, 307, 315, 330, 332, 334–39, 342–49, 358, 361, 375, 403, 407

  Bressette, Michael, 226–27, 274, 373–75

  Brog, Justin, 171–72, 336

  Brokish, Andrew, 92–93, 149

  Browning 9mm high power, 38–39

  Burguete, Armondo, 192, 336

  Burns, Bradley, 358, 381

  C

  Cabral, Juan, 29, 390–94, 397

  Cadaseeyah (Tikrit), 56–58, 131, 169, 172, 189, 197, 202, 216–17, 237–39, 243, 247, 255–57, 264, 285–87, 290, 292–94, 296–97, 302, 349–50, 352, 379–81, 402–8

  Callahan, Mark, 358

  Camilo, Radhames, 170–71, 357–58

  Camp, Andrew, 70

  Camp Britney (Mulholland), 267

  Campbell, Donald, 12, 32, 35, 39–40, 280, 324

  Cantu, Juan, 112–13, 136, 168

  Cardenas, Sergio, 358

  Carlisle, Mitch 230, 288, 338, 343, 358–59, 361–62, 368, 372, 379, 403

  Carrizales, Antonio, 201

  Carter, Darryl, 341

  Castro, Cesar, 144, 247, 327

  Cecalupo, Jon, 58, 85, 101, 131, 133, 149, 157–58, 166, 168, 178, 182, 212, 214–16, 224, 236, 255, 272–73, 292, 341, 349, 352, 361, 364, 368–69, 379, 403, 407

  Chenault, Charles, 162

  Childs, Craig, 70, 267, 350

  Clark, Armando, 344

  CMIC, 27–28, 29–30, 41–42, 43, 55, 161, 349–50, 357–59, 371–72, 380–81, 385–86

  Combat Infantryman’s Badge, 82–83, 121

  Combat Infantry Streamer, 120–21, 179

  Copeland, Aghundi, 392

  Council of Sheiks, 142–43, 154–55, 176–77, 240, 330

  counterinsurgency, 231–33, 236–37

  Cradeur, Chase, 360

  Crow, Colin, 269

  D

  Dalessio, Joseph, 403–5

  Darrah, Charles, 201–2, 342

  Davis, Ronald, 190–92

  Deel, Jason, 144, 210, 248

  Deguzman, Joel, 25

  Delosantos, Miguel, 122

  Dervishi, Ervin, 384–88

  detainees, 32, 55, 62–64, 66, 124, 131, 133–34, 140, 147, 152, 169, 171, 223, 235, 263–64, 294, 296, 304, 320, 322, 353, 368, 388

  Diwaniyah, 419

  Dornbusch, Mark, 17

  Dowd, Gary, 344–45, 425–26

  Dozier, Kim, 222

  Dries, Hamer “Abu,” 264

  Duncan, Jason, 203–5

  al-Duri:

  Adil Abdullah Mahdi, 31

  Arkan Najan Abdullah Hamza, 96

  Izzat Ibrihim, 96, 307, 402–3

  Dwinnell, Dick, 26–70

  E

  Eagling, Chris, 161–62

  Eifler, Brian, 69

  Eschenbacher, Robert, 128

  Esparza, Analaura 190–93, 257

  Esparza-Reyes, Ramon, 241, 357–58

  Evans:

  Mike, 78, 84, 101, 111, 116–17, 153–54, 210–11, 248, 250, 334–36, 338–40, 354, 356, 358, 362–63, 366–67, 376, 381, 383

  William, 204–5

  Ewing, Willie, 209–10

  F

  Fahey, Matt, 205

  Faisal, Thayir, 273–74

  Faris, Salmon Khalid, 107

  Ferguson, John, 238

  Filmore, Joe, 43, 62–66, 96, 106, 114, 126, 134, 147, 150, 152, 167, 200–201, 253, 259–61, 273, 294, 304–5, 331, 340, 356, 416

  Fink, Steve, 80–81

  Ford, Jason, 410, 412

  Fort Hood, 1, 9–11, 18, 22, 68–69, 72, 89, 186, 214, 267, 414, 422–23

  Foster, Byron, 358

  G

  G Troop, 130, 181–82, 219, 314, 317–18

  al-Ganaim, Taha Achmed Mezher (General Mezher), 36–37, 40, 138, 177, 193, 210, 236, 259, 262, 332, 364–66, 401–2

  Garcia, Gersain, 121–22, 224, 226

  Gardner, Christopher, 128

  Garza:

  Jaime, 302–3, 366, 383

  John, 170–71

  Ghani, 198, 238–39, 259, 262, 284

  Mahmood Abdul, 238–39

  Saqr, 243, 245

  Giardine, Richard, 95–96

  Gibson, Jarvis, 100

  Gilbert, John, 240–41

  Gilmore, Cornell, 244

  Gilstrap, William, 303, 365–67

  Goodwin, Claude, 128

  Gray, Bryan, 238, 310, 316, 323

  Guckert, Karen, 190–91

  H

  Haditha, 262

  al-Hadooshi, 44, 198, 239, 382

  Ahmer Abdullah, 214

  Mohammed, 61, 292, 295

  Sabir Abd al-Aziz, 66

  Hadooshi Farm Raid, 60–61, 63–64, 66–67, 78, 85, 104, 146, 313, 323

  Haggerty, David, 87

  Haines, William, 153–54

  Halling, Jesse, 29–30, 161, 350

  Hamoudi, Thamer Mahdi Salah “Thamer the Bomber,” 144–45, 169–73, 197, 207–8, 257

  Hamra, 223

  Haras, Wa’ad Abdullah, 286–87, 289–90, 294

  Harris, Danny, 112, 137

  Hartline, John, 400–401

  al-Hasan, 44, 124, 151, 186, 188, 198, 223, 239, 259, 263

  Bissan Ibrihim, 28, 239

  Jeliu Abdul, 188

  Mohammed Jeliu Abdul, 188–89

  Munther Idham Ibrahim, 290

  Omar Adham Ibrahim, 151

  Raad Abdul, 188

  Rafa Idham Ibrahim, 124

  Saad Abdul, 186–88

  Sabawi, 300

  Watban Ibrihim, 377

  Yada Adham Ibrahim, 151

  Hawija, 254

  Hazaa, Hussein Ahmed Mohammed, 254

  Hebert, Nathan, 208–9

  al-Heremos, 44, 141, 198, 239

  Rashid Abdullah, 141

  Nafit Ali Hussein, 140

  Hernandez, Antonio, 215

  Hickey, James B., 23, 32–33, 46–48, 52–54, 56–57, 59–60, 62–63, 66, 68–69, 102–3, 125–26, 130, 144, 168, 176–77, 181, 183, 194–96, 213, 221, 223, 229, 232–33, 238, 241–43, 251–54, 256, 261, 266–67, 271–72, 288, 294–97, 307–18, 320, 322–25, 327, 332–34, 354–56, 364, 370–71, 388–89, 415

  Hiel, Betsy, 274

  Himaya, 198, 239, 255, 261

  Hinton, Lonnie, 374

  Hoefer, Cody, 70, 92, 108–11, 129, 156, 164, 246, 248, 331, 373–74, 409, 418

  Holzworth, Louis, 211, 383

  Hood, Tyler, 241

  Horne, Alistair, 13

  Howell, Dale, 384, 386–88

  Hudson, Saul, 267

  Huron, Mark, 103, 139, 161, 314–15, 318, 379

  Hussein, 292

  Mohammed Jassim, 38, 135, 168, 252–53, 255, 291

  Mustafa, 127, 129–30, 299

  Qusay, 105–7, 115–16, 126–27, 129, 239, 299

  Sajida Kheralla Toulfak, 66

  Jewelry of, 66–67, 146

  Uday, 105–7, 115–16, 126–27, 129, 299

  I

  III Corps, 10, 69, 72, 214, 362

  insurgent, 13, 21, 25, 29–33, 48, 55, 57–58, 61–62, 65, 74, 83–84, 96, 100–102, 105, 107–8, 110, 112–18, 132–35, 138, 140–41, 146, 149, 157–58, 160–61, 163–65, 168–70, 172, 174, 178, 187–89, 197, 200–202, 207, 212–13, 215–16, 219, 224, 228–33, 236–37, 239, 242–43, 245, 251–55, 257, 263, 271–72, 277, 285, 289, 294–95, 300–301, 322, 331–35, 340, 348–49, 352, 355, 357, 365, 367, 369, 375–77, 380–82, 388, 401–4, 406, 411

  Iraqi Civil Defense Force, 142, 144, 166–67, 176, 197, 210, 224, 248, 266, 341, 367, 380

  Isbell, Mike, 170–73, 336, 349, 376

  J

  Jabal Hamrin Ridge, 156–57, 262, 390

  al-Jabouri, Hussein (Governor Hussein), 38–39, 1
35, 141–42, 253, 342

  Jabouri, Sheik Najii Hussein, 178

  Jago, Joseph, 246–47

  Jassim:

  Bashar Sadiq, 377

  Qais Namaq, 5–7, 318–19

  Jennings, Peter, 416

  Johnson, Leonard, 203–4

  Juwad, Ahmed Mohammed, 377

  K

  al-Kaleb, Abdullah, 55

  Kalous, Alfored, 412

  Kammer, Kevin, 241

  Karcher, Tim, 214

  Keane, Jack, 81–82

  Kelly, James, 136, 404–6

  Kennedy, Kryan, 244–46

  Kent, Gary, 392

  Kuetemeyer, Curt, 189–91, 273, 394, 407

  Khader, 286, 290, 293, 296–97

  Abdel, 286, 293–94

  Mohammed, 296, 300–301, 307–8

  al-Khatab, 28–29, 44, 188, 198, 238–39, 256–57, 259, 262, 284, 291–92, 299, 382

  Abdullah Ghalib Mahmood, 28

  Abid Hamid Mahmood, 28, 51, 54–56, 58–60, 188, 198, 239, 291, 404

  Amer Kalid Abdullah, 188–89

  Fuaz Ghalib Mahmood, 28

  Ghalib Mahmood, 28, 239

  Kaied Ghalib Mahmood, 256–57

  Kirkuk, 254, 390–91, 393

  Klepacz, Jason, 303, 366

  Koski, Christopher, 205–6

  Kosovo, 17, 32, 50, 57, 87, 95, 148, 193, 196, 241, 330, 340, 361, 385

  Kozyrev, Yuri, 86, 111

  Kurth, John “Hans,” 410–12

  Kuwait, 1, 9–11, 13–14, 50, 66–67, 184–85, 193, 407–8, 410, 415–16, 418–22

  L

  Labbé, Theola, 137–38

  Latif, Bassam, 289, 292

  Lawrence, T. E., 13, 36

  Lazen, Felipe, 95

  Lessau, Matt, 357–59

  Litherland, Warren, 343–45

  Loehr, Jeffrey, 340

  Lojka, Jason, 140, 304

  Lopez:

  Adolfo, 190–91

  Hector, 25

  John, 391–92

  Lovell, Rafael, 412

  Lucky Panda ice cream shop, 208, 381

  Luke, Bryan, 69, 94, 102, 109–11, 121, 173, 182, 188, 194, 224, 227, 229, 232, 248–50, 254, 261, 273, 275, 286, 290, 297, 304, 309, 327, 336, 359, 372, 408–9, 416, 422

  Lusk:

  Casey, 76, 113–14

  James, 65

  Lynn, Jacob, 170–72, 358, 381

  Lyons, John, 80–81

  M

  Madrid, Felipe “Doc,” 210, 249–50, 335–37, 342

  Mahai:

  Abdul Jabar, 300

  Mohammed Jabar, 300

  Sofian Jabar, 300

  Mahdi, Abbas, 207–8, 210, 403–4

  al-Majid, 44, 198, 239, 259

  Kareem Jasim Nafous, 140

  Barzan Abd al-Ghufar Sulayman, 67

  Mann, Jeff, 373–75

  Marler, Paul, 203–5

  Martinez, Salvador M. “Pete,” 21–22, 35, 70, 103, 120, 178, 182, 224–27, 246, 249, 291, 327, 346, 368, 383–84, 408, 421–22

  Marzullo, William “Doc,” 181, 192, 201, 228, 230, 260, 336–37, 366–67

  Mazhem, 2, 157, 292–93, 295–96

  McBroom, William, 162

  McClean, David, 246–47

  McDermott, Patrick, 334–35

  McGeogh, Holly, 155–56, 390–95, 397–99, 425

  McGrath, Michael, 344

  McKnight, Andrew, 100–101, 103

  McMurray, Geoff, 316

  Mercedes, 140, 238, 334–35, 348, 360–61, 373, 375, 377

  Metz, Tom, 214

  Mier, Eliu, 390–94, 397–98

  Mikhaiel, Alex, 416

  Milius, John, 316

  Minzer, John, 340

  Montenegro, Jose, 384

  Moore:

  Robin, 221–22

  Timothy, 25

  Morales, Alex, 192, 201, 249, 336

  Moran, Lovie, 360–61

  Morgan, David, 122

  Morris:

  Chris, 49, 51, 54, 56, 59–60, 62–65, 85, 92, 94, 100, 103, 113, 130, 132, 137, 149, 151–52, 169, 172, 269, 271, 287, 292, 347–48, 359, 361, 368, 382, 402, 404–5

  Joseph, 303

  Morrow, Tim, 39, 56, 144, 200, 223–30, 238

  Mosley, Malcom, 201

  Muhammed:

  Ibrahim Kasim Muhammed, 163

  Raid Kasim Muhammed, 163

  Mulholland, Rory, 267

  Muller, David, 390–94

  Murphy, Stan, 238, 310, 312, 316, 324

  al-Musslit, 44, 123–25, 130–31, 146–48, 168–69, 198, 238–39, 243, 254, 259, 262–64, 284–85, 299, 382, 403

  Ahmed Yaseen Omar, 168–69

  Adnan Abdullah Abid, 123, 299

  Birhan Ibrahim Omar, 285, 287–89

  Faris Yaseen Omar, 262–63

  Finar Khatab Omar, 237, 243, 254

  Mohammed Ibrihim Omar, 130, 147, 189, 237, 254, 262–64, 284–92, 294–97, 299–300, 307–13, 316, 318–20

  Musslit Mohammed Ibrahim, 291

  Nasir Yaseen Omar, 168–69

  Omar, 131, 198

  Rudman Ibrihim Omar, 130–31, 147, 198, 237, 254, 262–64, 289, 312

  Taha Yaseen Omar, 125

  Myer:

  Matt, 17–18, 86

  Steve, 18

  Myers, Charles, 25, 80–81

  N

  Nafar, Kafim Jasim, 63

  al-Nafat:

  Selwan Adnan Hamdi, 243

  Sofian Adnan Hamdi, 243

  Nail, Gilbert, 114–15, 156, 248, 273, 275, 330, 373–76, 411, 417–18

  Nambo, Reuben, 360–61

  al-Nasiri, 38, 51, 126, 177, 234, 239–40

  Sheik Mahmood al-Neda, 51, 125–26, 177, 233–34, 239, 276–77, 309, 347

  Nasiriyah, 419–20

  Nathem, 89–90

  National Rifle Association, 372

  NBC News, 274

  Neff, Paul, 244

  Nichols, Matt, 187

  Nunn, Pete, 394

  O

  Odierno, Raymond T., 32–33, 35, 43, 57, 69, 72, 76–77, 82, 102, 176–77, 213, 229, 232–33, 241, 265, 272, 281, 309, 311–13, 323–24, 350, 370–71, 388, 424

  Orozco, Osbaldo “Baldo,” 2

  Oynot, 61, 300–301, 379

  Owens, Brad, 64–65, 103–4, 112–13, 135–37, 306–7

  P

  Packhorse, FOB, 163, 395, 407

  Paine, Mark, 316

  Palkot, Greg, 87, 222

  Pallister, Doug, 410–11, 414

  Parker, James, 116–17

  Parrish, Troy, 220, 424

  Patenge, Bryan, 122

  Patton, Darrell, 29

  Pena, Robert, 353

  Petraeus, David, 76

  Phillips, Percell, 95–96, 159

  Pierce, Devon, 25

  Pitt, Steve, 314

  Pittsburg Tribune-Review, 274

  Poirier, Dave, 94, 162, 262, 309

  Pollock, Andrew, 357

  Pompelia, Dom, 139, 182, 272, 314

  Porter, Edwin M. “Ed,” 183

  Powell, James Edward, 202–5, 211, 214

  press, 68, 73, 75, 86–87, 97, 111, 118–19, 123–25, 133, 137–38, 187, 222, 232, 235, 255–56, 265–67, 269–70, 274, 277, 297–98, 304–5, 365, 369, 372, 388

  public support, 118

  Q

  al-Qaeda, 83, 141, 367, 382, 403

  Qassim, Abdul Karim, 295

  R

  Rankin, Matthew, 122

  Rashid family, 198, 238–39, 259, 262, 284, 286, 290

  Ali Maher Abdul, 107–8, 115–16, 239

  Maher Abdul, 239

  May Maher Abdul, 107, 239

  Rauhut, Mike, 22, 29–30, 51, 54, 62–63, 69, 73–74, 94–95, 97, 102, 184, 186–88, 192–94, 221, 232, 246–47, 254, 262, 267, 309, 326–27, 336, 338, 342, 346, 364, 408, 421–22

  Rawa, 262

  Red Dawn, 316

  Reed, Brian, 22, 51, 63, 69, 78, 309–10, 313, 316, 318

  Regehr, Michael, 162

  Richardson:

  Gil, 281

/>   Laura, 251

  Rivera, Pablo, 64

  Robinson, Kenwaski, 122

  Rodriguez, Carlos, 128

  Romero, Miguel, 334–35

  Romig, Thomas J., 245, 249

  Rose:

  Matthew, 170–71, 250

  Scott, 244

  Ross, Kermet, 153

  Rumsfeld, Donald, 49, 144, 166–67, 311–12

  Russell:

  Cindy, 13, 188, 193, 270, 423, 447

  Chris, 447

  Hannah, 447

  Jessica, 447

  Matt, 447

  Patricia, 447

  S

  SA-7, 187–88, 271, 283

  SA-16, 243, 264

  Sabah “Abu Ayman,” 290–91

  Sachran, Ahmed Ayad, 377

  Sadeed, Sheik Kanaan Hawas, 156, 178

  Salah, Khatan Habadi, 178

  Salah ad Din, 36–37, 55–56, 138, 177–78, 253, 259, 277, 340–41, 382

  Sample, Jesse, 92–93, 137, 184–85

  San Francisco Chronicle, 372

  Sanchez:

  Ricardo, 333

  German, 173, 302–4, 365–66

  Sanders, Steven, 344

  Santana, Angela, 310

  A Savage War of Peace (Horne), 13

  Saylor, Barrye, 306–7

  Schoellman, Joshua, 26

  Serba, Brian, 336

  Seven Pillars of Wisdom (Lawrence), 13

  Shaban, Qais, 131

  Shehab:

  Faris Sahim, 301–3

  Nazar, 402–3

  Sami Muhad, 301–3

  Sheldrick, Joseph, 100

  Shoffner, Sean, 64–65, 128, 197

  Sickles, Braden, 384–85, 388

  Simmons, Stewart, 128

  Sinclair, Jeff, 407–8, 410–14

  Sites, Kevin, 274–75

  Sizer, Gregory, 353–54

  Skidgel, Garland Dean, 186–87

  Smith:

  Ben, 244, 246

  Donald, 203–4

  Troy, 316, 324, 328

  SOF (Special Operations Forces), 16, 49–56, 58, 60, 65–66, 125, 127, 130–33, 140–41, 146–48, 151, 178, 188, 197–200, 213–14, 223, 238, 255, 261–64, 271, 284–93, 296–97, 300–301, 307–23, 325–27, 333, 361–62, 368, 382

  SOF (Special Operations Forces) aviators:

  “Brian,” 318, 322, 326

  “DB,” 318

  “Pat,” 318, 361–62, 368

  SOF (Special Operations Forces) interrogator “Eric”, 287