Veterans Chronicles · Radio America

LtCol Doug Bahrns, USMC, Iraq, Afghanistan, Battle of Fallujah

·36 min·3 clips
After Bradley Faircloth was killed, we hunted down the three insurgents who shot him.
U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel Doug Barnes recounts his experiences as a platoon commander during the Second Battle of Fallujah in 2004, detailing intense urban combat, leadership challenges, and the loss of a Marine. He shares personal insights on warfare, from initial entry to house-to-house fighting and coping with casualties.

As heard by us

A plainspoken combat story that makes the run across Fran and into the alley its sharpest stretch.

Greg Karambas keeps LtCol Doug Bahrns at the center of the story as the assault moves from fixed positions to the run across Fran and into the alley, where contact starts at once.

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Why you'd press play

You want a first-person path into the Fallujah assault, with the nerves and movement into house-to-house fighting laid out plainly.

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