![]() ![]() Fifteen years later, not a day goes by that he doesn't think of the Marines they lost, he said. Like many who fought in Fallujah, Workman struggled, he said. He also tried to take his own life after the battle. Jeremiah Workman was awarded the Navy Cross for his heroism in Operation Phantom Fury. It's going to be therapy for those warriors to see those people after all those years." "I think that that's the most important thing. "You never, ever forget the people that you fought with," said retired Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Carlton Kent, who served as I Marine Expeditionary Force's top-enlisted leader during the battle. Attendees will range from four-star generals who led the battle to junior enlisted troops who cleared rooms. 8 event, exactly 15 years after Marines set out to launch the assault. More than 250 Marines and soldiers are expected to attend the Nov. Also pictured, from left to right: Alex Gonzales, Jack Crandall, Jonathon Allen, Jon-Paul Grizzle, Ryan Cantore, Adel Abudeyah and Pat O'Donnell. Jake Edwards, second from right, organized a golf tournament to raise funds for the Phantom Fury reunion he organized 15 years after the Second Battle of Fallujah. They're forever linked by gritty combat and heroism - as well as terrible memories and loss.Īnd that loss has continued to build in the 15 years since the start of the fight. Fallujah has left its mark on every service member who patrolled its streets, according to those who fought there. Marine Corps)īut 3/1, along with other Marine and Army units who fought in Phantom Fury, faced significant loss. "The monument is a symbol of camaraderie that's important to Marines, not only in combat but in the healing process as well, " said Robin Kelleher, president of Hope for the Warriors, which contributed to constructing the monument. ![]() Bradley Kasal being carried out of a house by two lance corporals after a fire fight where Kasal sustained injuries. The sculpture is based on the Operation Phantom Fury photograph "Hell House" of then 1st Sgt. 12, 2014, to unveil a monument honoring service members wounded during combat. ![]() (3).The Wounded Warrior Battalion-West held a ceremony Nov. Marine Corps Photograph, now in the collection of the National Archives. Marine Aircraft Group 11, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, Da Nang RVN, on their way to targets in support of Marines working in Northern “I” Corps, January 1969. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.Ĥ28-GX-K-112658 by Photograph Curator, on Flickrġ27-N-A422408 by Photograph Curator, on Flickr A Bicentennial paint scheme on the tail of a Fighter Squadron 111, VF-111, F-4 “Phantom II” fighter aircraft from USS Coral Sea (CV 43). Naval Air Station, Miramar, San Diego, California. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.Ĥ28-GX-K-113545 by Photograph Curator, on Flickr A parked Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Four, VX-4, F-4J “Phantom II” fighter painted for the Bicentennial. Pacific Missile Test Center, Point Mugu, California. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.Ĥ28-GX-KN 24280 by Photograph Curator, on Flickr Photographed by Commander Martin, June 4, 1980. Air to air view of the underside of the F-4J “Phantom II” aircraft equipped with an Airborne Turret Infrared Measurement System (ATIMS II) as it banks away to the left. 428-GX-KN-31773 by Photograph Curator, on Flickr ![]()
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