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No True Glory - A Frontline Account Of The Battle For Fallujah

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by Bing West


  Cpl Cameron Ferguson Cpl Juan Fernandez

  LCpl Derek Fetterolf LCpl Mason Fisher

  Mr John Flicker LCpl John Paul Flores

  Maj Foay Sgt Jennifer Forman

  CWO Stanley Foster SgtMaj Philip Freed

  Lt Kevin Frost 1/Sgt Derek Fry

  Sgt Terry Fullerton Sgt Timothy Funke

  1/Lt David Funkhouser Capt Mike Gaines

  LCpl Josh Galbreath SSgt Andrew Garcia

  Capt Jer Garcia Capt Ken Gardner

  LCpl Zac Garland Cpl Daniel Gattoni

  Capt Robert George Sgt David Gettemeir

  1/Lt Brian Gibbons Maj Greg Gillette

  Maj Brian Gilman LCpl Brian Gilmore

  LCpl Steven Gips 1/Lt Joshua Glover

  LCpl Graham Golden LCpl Carlos Gomez

  LCpl Aaron Gordon Capt Brad Gordon

  Capt Kurt Gordon Mr Michael Gordon

  Sgt Jonathan Graham Lt Jesse Grapes

  LCpl Toby Gray Capt Greely

  Sgt Michael Green Cpl Stuart Greenfield

  SSgt Willie Gresham Lt Col Michael Groen

  1/Lt Jon Gross 1/Sgt Gerardo Gueta

  Sgt Jose Guillen LCpl Carl Gulevian

  Sgt Carlos Gutierrez Maj Dave Habbrill

  Gunny Matthew Hackett Capt Abu Hadi

  MstSgt Daniel Hakala SSgt Clint Hale

  Pfc Deryk Hallel 1/Sgt Hamid

  Capt William Handricks LCpl Chris Hankins

  Mr Youness Hansali SSgt Jeffrey Harper

  Maj David Harrill Capt Dom Harris

  CWO Richard Harris LtCol Scott Hartsell

  Cpl James Harwin SSgt Hussein Hassan Lafta

  LtCol Hatim Jassim LtCol Muhamed Hatim

  LCpl Robert Haviland LCpl Chris Hawkins

  LCpl Nathan Haynie Cpl Mandwell Hearn

  Capt Brian G. Heatherman BG Dennis J. Hejuk

  1/Lt John Helfinstine Cpl Brain Hemmelgarn

  Capt William Hendricks Col Pat Henry

  LCpl Richardo Hernandez 1/Lt John Hessner

  LCpl Michael Hibbert Sgt Jack Hightower

  Cpl Caleb Hocking Maj Ronald P. Holden

  LCpl Lane Holmes Sgt Allen Holt

  1/Lt Jake Hoo LtCol Hooks

  SgtMaj David Howell LCpl George Hruby

  LtCol Ken Hubbard HM3 Herman Huerta

  Col Frank Hull Mr Hussein

  Maj Hussey 1/Lt Joe Iams

  Maj Muhamed Ibrahim 1/Lt Joel Imans

  1/Lt Zachary Iscol Mr Jamal Jaafar

  LtCol Jabar Maj Lance Jackola

  SSgt Jonathan D. Jackson LtCol Richard Jackson

  Cpl Samuel Jackson Mr. Gilbert Jacob

  Lt John Jacobs Chief Muhammad Jaddan

  Sgt Jason James 2/Lt Joshua Jamison

  Capt Joseph Jasper CWO Winston Jaugan

  Mr Nate Jensen Capt Timothy Jent

  SSgt PJ Jerka 1/Lt Oscar Jimenez

  Fhaer Al Joher Lt Robert L. Johnessee

  Capt Shannon Johnson Cpl Joseph Johnston

  GNY Daniel Jonas 2/Lt Gregory Jones

  Mr Stuart Jones LCpl Ronald E. Jones Jr.

  Sgt Jesse Jordon LCpl Jose Juarez

  1/Lt Razied Zouad Kadem Capt Stephen Kahn

  Maj Larry Kaifesh 1/Lt Stephen Karabin

  1/Sgt Brad Kasal Capt Kasprzy

  SSgt Christopher Kelly Capt John Kelly

  BG John F. Kelly LtCol Paul Kennedy

  LCpl Ryan Kennelly LCpl Jesse Kettner

  LtCol Gyles Keyser Sgt Raphip Khadim

  Capt Saleem Khan Mr John Kifner

  1/Sgt Klecko CWO Kline

  1/1/1/Lt Eric Knapp Cpl Richard Koci

  SSgt Sean Kohlmeyer BG Richard S. Kramlich

  LtCol James G. Kyser SFC Michael Lahoda

  CSM Bryant C. Lambert Maj David Lane

  LCpl Daniel Laskowski Col James Lasswell

  LtGen Muhamed Latif Maj Byron Lawson

  1/Lt Matthew Leclair 1/Lt Andrew Lee

  1/Lt David Lee LtCol Michael J. Lee

  Maj Leonard LtCol Clarke Lethin

  LCpl Daniel Ligon 1/Lt James Lindler

  HN Benjamin Liotta SSgt Jeremy Lirette

  Sgt Deverson Lochard Maj Mark Lombardo

  Sgt Manuel Lopez 1/Sgt Richard Lopez

  Sgt Todd Luginbuhl LCpl Ricardo Lulves

  Capt Tony Lumpkin Mr William Luti

  MSgt Lynch Maj TJ MacDonald

  Cpl Chris MacIntosh 1/Sgt Alphonso Mack

  Sgt Jose Magana Sgt Lawrence Magnani

  2/Lt Joseph Maher 1/Lt Majil

  LtCol Pat Malay LCpl Nicholas Maldonado

  Mr Dan Mandel Cpl Chris Mandia

  Col Mike Manske LCpl Gabriel Manzo

  Cpl David Marksberry SSgt Peter Marrufo

  Col Nick Marshall 1/Lt Carl Martinez

  HM2 Early Matthew MajGen James Mattis

  LtCol John Mayer Mr Dobie McArthur

  SSgt Dennis McCarthy Cpl Matt McCauley

  LtCol Bryan P. McCoy CWO Randall McCrumb

  CWO Paul McElearney Maj Brandon McGowan

  1/Lt Douglas McGowan LCpl Jordan McGuire

  Cpl Jared McKenzie SSgt Johnny McKnight

  Cpl Sean McLane Mr. Doyle McManus

  LtCol Colin McNiece Capt Andrew McNulty

  LCpl James McQuoid Mr Ron Meese

  Lt Robert Merrillo Sgt Abdul Merulik

  Cpl Darrell Justin Mesa Sgt Cantu Miguel

  Maj Andrew Milburn 1/Sgt Alan Miller

  Maj Fred Miller Sgt Jeremy Miller

  Mr Keith Mines LtCol Hector Mirabile

  CWO Carl Mirarchi Cpl Stosh Modrow

  Sgt Winston Molina LtCol Steve Moniz

  SSgt Colin Moore Capt Jeff Moore

  Capt Roy Moore Col Tracy Moore

  Cpl Albert Morales SSgt Moreno

  SSgt Samuel Mortimer Cpl Christopher Moss-Warrington

  HM2 Victor Moyer Lt Michael Mroszczak

  Col Jim Mulvenna Capt Brian Mulvihill

  SSgt Pete Munefo Capt Mark Murphy

  Mr Arthur Murphy LCpl Kenneth Myhre

  LCpl Alexander Navarro Sgt John Neary

  Capt Arturo Neely Maj Brian Neil

  Cpl William Nelson LtCol John Neumann

  LtCol Pete Newell LCol Randy Newman

  LCpl Roland Newton LCpl Millton Nieto

  1/Lt Nofan 1/Lt James Nolan

  Maj Jasim Nooman Maj Kevin Norton

  1/Lt Knox Nunally Sgt Shane Nylin

  LtCol Dan O’Donohue SSgt John O’Keefe

  Cpl Matthew O’Brien LtCol Gregg P. Olson

  LCpl David Omalia PFC Garrett Opper

  LCpl Darius Ortiz Sgt Hector Osorio

  LtGen Jeffrey W. Oster Maj Soutsana Ounkham

  Lt Jerry Parchman 1/Sgt Roger Parker

  Sgt Thomas Parks LCpl Tacoma Parris

  1/Lt Wes Pass CWO William Paulino

  LCpl Michael Payne Mr Tony Perry

  LtGen Dave Petraeus Maj Andrew Petrucci

  1/Lt John Pettinelli Maj Robert Piddock

  Maj John Piedmont Chaplin Stephen Pike

  SSgt Richard Pillsbury MSgt Pinkham

  LCpl Andrew Pizzutelli Cpl Ethan Place

  Sgt Abelardo Planas SgtMaj Dave Plaster

  LCpl Ben Poester MSgt Rashed Qawasimi

  Cpl Shane Quarino LCpl Kevin Quihuis

  1/Lt Erik Quist Capt Mou Racid

  LtCol James Rainey Cpl Jose Ramirez

  Gunny Eduardo Ramos LtCol Michael Ramos

  Capt George Ramsey Maj Kelly Ramshur

  Sgt Jeremiah Randle CWO Tracy Reddish

  Ms Elizabeth Regan LtCol Austin E. Renforth

  LCpl Nicholas Renkosik SSgt Joseph Reno

  SSgt Joseph Repazzo SgtMaj Rudy Resto

  LCpl Robert Reynolds Capt Brad Richardson

  Maj Brian Richardson LCpl Robert Robinson

  SSgt Larry Robles Sgt Randall Rockman

  SSgt Damien Rodriguez SSgt George Rogers

  Sgt Jesus Romero Capt Sam Rosales

  Capt Kelly D. Royer Secy Donald R. Rumsfeld

  LCpl Jon Rymes Col Saadd
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  1/Lt Sabah LCpl Jonathan Salisibarra

  Sgt Roneil Sampson Sgt Alberto Sanchez

  Capt Dennis Sanchez Capt Douglas Sanders

  SSgt Daniel Santiago 1st Sgt Jose Santiago

  Sgt Romeo Santiago LtGen John F. Sattler

  LCpl Jeremy Saucier Capt Morgan Savage

  Maj Thomas Savage Capt Walker Savage

  1/Lt Sean Schickel Ssgt Blaine Schlagetoer

  Dr James R. Schlesinger HM3 Brandon Schwartz

  CWO Justin Scott 1/Lt Rob Scott

  Lt Matthew Seekers SSgt Scott Sherman

  Capt Don Shove Col Michael Shupp

  1/Lt Brian Sitko Capt Mike Skaggs

  1/Sgt William Skiles LtCol Phil Skuta

  Cpl Garrett Slawatych LCpl John Sleight

  MSgt Smallberg Capt David Smay

  CWO Ben H. Smith Cpl Eric Smith

  LCpl Ian Smith Capt Jason E. Smith

  1/Lt Rob Smith Col Jefforey Smith

  1/Lt Carter Smyth Capt Rich Snead

  1/Lt Jason Snyder Capt Blair Sokol

  MajGen Jasem Soleh Capt Terry Sommer

  Dr Kenneth Son 1/Lt John Soto

  Cpl Ted Stanton 1/Lt John Stephens

  SSgt James Stevens 1/Lt Stiko

  Capt Kyle Stoddard Pfc Sean Stokes

  SSgt Michael Stout Mr Ian Strachan

  Mr Chris Straub LtCdr Joseph Stricklin

  HM2 John L. Strough LtCol Stuka

  Maj Michael Styskal LtCol Suleiman

  Capt Ed Sullivan Maj Anthony Swann

  LtCol Rory E. Talkington 1/Sgt Harrison Tanksley

  Fr Conrad Targonski Maj Michael Targos

  SSgt Francisco Tataje Sgt Guy Tchoumba

  Dr Ali Thamir Lt Steven Thomas

  Mr Jim Thomas 1/Lt John Thomas

  Maj Geoffrey Thome 1/Lt Steve Thompson

  Cpl Samuel Topara Col John Toolan

  Capt Wyath Towle Cpl Brandon Traub

  Sgt Daniel Tremore LCpl Joe Trotter

  Col Craig Tucker BG Turham

  PFC Todd Tviede Maj Unkum

  LCpl Aaron Ustin 1/Lt Vincent Valdes

  LCpl Rafael Valencia Sgt Jose Vasquez

  Capt William Vaughan Maj Jorge Velasquez

  SSgt Marwin Vest Cpl Vesterman

  1/Lt Bill Vesterman SSgt Anthony Villa

  LCpl Robert Villalobos 2/Lt Ben P. Wagner

  1/Lt Curtis Walker Cpt Jason Walker

  Maj Timothy Walker HM Everett Watt

  Mr Matt Waxman SSgt Travis Wease

  Capt Rob Weiler Cpl Stanley Weingart

  1/Lt Lucas Wells Maj Douglas Welt

  LtCol Eric Wesley Capt Owen West

  Capt Brad Weston LCpl Andrew White

  CWO Stuart White SSgt Roy Whitener

  LCpl Andrew Wike LCpl Charles Williams

  Sgt Michael Williams Cpl Joseph Willis

  LtCol Dan Wilson LCpl Daniel Wilson

  Gunny David Wilson Gunny Robert Wilson

  1/Sgt Curtis Winfree Maj Mark Winn

  Dr Paul D. Wolfowitz SPC Annette Wood

  CWO Mark J. Woodward Maj Michael Wyley

  LCpl Kip Yeager Cpl Michael Yerena

  1/Lt Robert Croft Young Mr Azad Yousef

  Sgt Jarid Zabaldo Maj Michael Zacchea

  Capt Douglas Zembiec Capt Auda Ziboun

  CWO Jerry Zimmerman HM3 Michael Zobec

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  ____

  F. J. BING WEST is the author of the award-winning The March Up: Taking Baghdad with the United States Marine Corps (Bantam, 2003). The March Up was chosen by the U.S. Marine Corps Heritage Foundation for the General Greene Award for Nonfiction in 2004 and also won the Colby Award for Military History. West also wrote the Vietnam classic, The Village, about a Marine squad that lived in a village for 485 days. No True Glory is based on six extended trips to Iraq and hundreds of interviews. Universal Studios has purchased the film rights to the book. West and his son Owen, also a Marine, are writing the screenplay. His articles have appeared in Slate, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal.

  A graduate of Georgetown and Princeton universities, West served in the Marine infantry in Vietnam and as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs in the Reagan administration. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and St. Crispin’s Order of the Infantry. He appears regularly on The News Hour and Fox News. West lives in Newport, RI. Visit his Web site at www.westwrite.com.

  ALSO BY BING WEST

  The Village

  Naval Forces and Western Security: Sea Plan 2000 (Editor)

  Small Unit Action in Vietnam

  The Pepperdogs

  WITH MAJOR GENERAL RAY L. SMITH

  The March Up: Taking Baghdad with the 1st Marine Division

  NO TRUE GLORY

  A FRONTLINE ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE FOR FALLUJAH

  A Bantam Book / October 2005

  Published by

  Bantam Dell

  A Division of Random House, Inc.

  New York, New York

  All rights reserved.

  Copyright © 2005 by Bing West

  Satellite imagery copyright © Digital Globe.

  Bantam Books is a registered trademark of Random House, Inc., and the colophon is a trademark of Random House, Inc.

  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data on file with the publisher.

  eISBN: 0-553-90142-7

  www.bantamdell.com

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  Table of Contents

  Cover Page

  Title Page

  Dedication

  Epigraph

  Major Characters

  Introduction

  Prologue Lynching at the Brooklyn Bridge

  PART I • COUNTERINSURGENCY, April 2003 to March 2004

  1. “What kind of people loot dirt?”

  2. A Broken Chain of Command

  3. “You work with the Americans, you die.”

  4. A Backwater Problem

  5. Valentine’s Day Massacre

  PART II • SIEGE, March to May 2004

  6. “They can’t do that to Americans.”

  7. Mutiny

  8. The Tipping Point

  9. Faint Echoes of Tet

  10. Farmers or Shooters?

  11. Avoiding the Perfect Storm

  12. Many Die, They Are Gone

  13. Easter with the Dark Side

  14. “You wanna shoot at me? This ain’t no picnic!”

  15. Fallujah: A Symptom of Success

  16. Two-Faced Sheikhs and Imams

  17. Lalafallujah

  18. Strategic Confusion

  19. The Jolan Graveyard

  20. A Deal with the Devil

  PART III • REVERSAL, May to October 2004

  21. The Bomb Factory

  22. “Keep the noise down.”

  23. All of This for Nothing?

  PART IV • ATTACK, November to December 2004

  24. The Watchdogs

  25. Merry-Go-Round at the Jolan

  26. Phase Line Henry

  27. The House from Hell

  28. Five Corporals

  Epilogue By Inches, Not Yards, January to May 2005

  Conclusion No True Glory

  Where Are They Now?

  Order of Battle for Operation Phantom Fury

  Notes

  Bibliography

  Acknowledgments

  About the Author

  Other Books by Bing West

  Copyright Page

 

 

 
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