![]() ![]() ![]() Setting explosive charge on outside of doorway, marines run in.Ģ0:15:35 CU Marine tying hand of Iraqi in house CU marine boots past ammunition belt on floor, picks up. Marines on rooftop w/ black smoke drifting past.Ģ0:14:38 Tank firing among ruined houses w/ dust raised.Ģ0:15:02 Firing machine gun over wall. Searching closets & furniture.Ģ0:14:03 Fire burning in building in house. MCU of one MCU of several firing.Ģ0:11:43 Marines running forward, over partially destroyed wall & to badly damaged building search inside CU outside firing automatic weapons inspecting interior of building, firing inside. Tank firing.Ģ0:09:55 Large armored bulldozer around corner of house.Ģ0:10:12 Silhouetted soldiers firing various weapons from behind & below in ?Ģ0:10:25 Abrams w/ reinforced plating firing, several in line firing. Men on top of M1A2 Abrams tank w/ turning turret firing machine guns. Tank in dust trying to start motor, firing machine gun & large gun. Building exploding w/ small mushroom cloud.Ģ0:07:39 Parked Stryker, starting, CU Marine seen thru flames of fire burning. LS of explosion w/ large cloud rising.Ģ0:06:31 LS (telephoto) of large shell laying on ground, pull back from one sitting vertical.Ģ0:06:52 LS of large smoke cloud rising after igniting flames from explosions. CUs Marine firing grenade launcher firing machine gun.Ģ0:05:17 Pile of weapons, marines set explosive charges in building on top of them, light fuze & leave. marines firing grenades from rooftop, gradually destroying brick wall w/ machine gun bullets.Ģ0:04:28 Camera running w/ Marines running towards fallen section of mudbrick wall.Ģ0:04:38 RPG shell discovered and handed to another Marine. Other views from roof, tank firing & large dirt cloud raised. ![]() Firing heavy guns into large brick building, tracers seen.Ģ0:02:10 Dusk, tracers over walls, roofs.Ģ0:02:42 Marines on rooftop, dark others up stairs onto rooftop.Ģ0:03:03 View from rooftop of tank turret turning, gunner firing over shoulder shot of several officers pointing. Partrol moving forward in line towards buildings, past marines crouched behind wall giving cover. CU large ammunition into gun.Ģ0:00:24 Marines w/ machine gun firing from behind dirt ditch. “We owe them everything.NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: or contact us at: War - Color, 2004: Operation Phantom Fury: 3rd Battalion 1st Marines in Fallujah Nov-Dec04įiring grenades & automatic rifles into exterior sides of buildings. “I’ve seen the sacrifice that the men and women who fought for Fallujah be romanticized time and again and I can tell you now that there was nothing, absolutely nothing that compares to the devastation our forces experienced in the past 11 years during that battle,” said Buhl. Kennedy added that the determination and fierceness that Marines displayed was both heroic and legendary. Junior sailors and chaplains asked a myriad of questions ranging from operational roles to combat action. The seminar continued with an open panel for questions from five subject matter experts that were present during the battle. “It’s imperative to care for one another in an environment that is as harsh as Fallujah was.”īuhl followed by saying that the close working relationship between chaplains and RPs is necessary for the intimate privilege of looking after Marine's spiritual well-being. “Having my mentors, my senior chaplains, set me up for success,” said Kennedy. Buhl made an emphasis on establishing relationships within Marine units and mentoring colleagues as a fundamental aspect of being a spiritual care giver. “So many Marines had been disfigured and torn apart that I was hard pressed to push it all aside and focus on guiding them to a place of spiritual peace.”ĭuring the chaplain and RP's seminar, both Lt. When we got there it was shocking,” said Kennedy. “I knew what was coming from the reports and stories I heard from that area of Iraq. Ron Kennedy, the 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division chaplain recounted his personal experience during the battle and his role as a caregiver and religious guide to wounded Marines. ![]() During Phantom Fury, the operation became an iconic battle in Marine Corps history due to the intensity of urbanized combat not seen since the Battle of Huế City in Vietnam in 1968. 18 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., to discuss the roles of religious personnel during times of heavy combat specifically revisiting the 2004 events of the second battle of Fallujah. Navy chaplains and Religious Program Specialists gathered Sept. Buhl, commanding officer for Expeditionary Operations Training Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force. “I have not spoken of the battle of Fallujah hardly at all during the past 11 years it was an absolutely heartbreaking and horrific event that took a toll on myself and my fellow chaplains and RPs,” said Col. ![]()
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