Nine years on, Ramadi still matters to troops, vets, families - Were you there?

2015-05-26T09:33:43-04:00

From what I have seen, Ramadi was a meat grinder.
Were you there? Was it worth it?

"Those troops, mostly Marines, saw some of the most harrowing combat action in modern American military history. They lived behind concrete blast walls at Camp Blue Diamond, manned rooftop outposts with heavy machine guns 24 hours a day and grew accustomed to daily mortar fire. Even "inside the wire," daily routine often involved donning body armor just to walk across the courtyard to use the toilet."

http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/2015/05/24/nine-years-on-ramadi-still-matters-to-troops-vets-families/27777735/

Nine years on, Ramadi still matters to troops, vets, families

For years American troops and Iraq veterans in particular have learned the uniquely modern military skill of separating their own pride in service

Response by GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad made May 26 at 2015 10:42 AM

2015-05-26T10:42:09-04:00

Great questions SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S.. For the record, I can see where your discussion differs from the one I posted earlier using the same article. A link to it is below ...

https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/they-died-taking-ramadi-and-now-it-is-lost-your-thoughts

Response by SGT Jonathan Barnett made May 26 at 2015 3:09 PM

2015-05-26T15:09:03-04:00

I was in Ramadi from September 05 to October 06. I hate to see that place fall. After all the blood spilled there