![]() invasion of Iraq in 2003, strife between civilians, insurgents, and coalition forces erupted into violence with the murder and desecration of four Blackwater contractors. Though Fallujah did not receive severe damage during the initial U.S. Camp is currently vice president for museum operations with the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation.Book News Inc, Feb 2010.Retired Marine Corps full colonel and Vietnam combat veteran Dick Camp presents Operation Phantom Fury: The Assault and Capture of Fallujah, Iraq, an in-depth portrait of the second battle for Fallujah, which was the Marine Corps' biggest battle in Iraq, and arguably the most important battle during the entire occupation. The account draws on personal interviews with those involved, including division commanders and infantrymen, and is illustrated with about 150 on-the-scene color photos, plus several maps. Camp, a retired Marine Corps colonel, offers a highly detailed account of the Marine Corps' biggest battle in Iraq, the Second Battle for Fallujah, which began with the 2004 murder of four Blackwater contractors. Le informazioni nella sezione "Riassunto" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo. The result-illustrated with a hundred action photographs-is a rare firsthand account of the brutal reality of the war in Iraq, how this battle for a key city was fought, and how such a crucial battle looks from positions of command and from the thick of the fight. The author, a retired Marine Corps colonel with combat service in Vietnam, conducted personal interviews with combatants, from the division commander in charge of the operation down to Marine infantrymen who did the fighting. This book offers an in-depth, intimate look into Operation Phantom Fury, the single most significant battle undertaken during the occupation of Iraq. The Marine Corps’ biggest battle in Iraq to date, it was so prolonged and fierce that it has entered the pantheon of USMC battles alongside Iwo Jima, Inchon, and Hue City. ![]() Staff Sergeant Bellavia’s bravery, complete disregard for his own safety, and unselfish and courageous actions are in keeping with the finest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.The Second Battle for Fallujah, dubbed Operation Phantom Fury, took place over an almost two-month period, from November 7 to December 23, 2004. Acting on instinct to save the members of his platoon from an imminent threat, Staff Sergeant Bellavia ultimately cleared an entire enemy-filled house, destroyed four insurgents, and badly wounded a fifth. Staff Sergeant Bellavia engaged the insurgent through a window, wounding him in the back and legs, and caused him to fall off the roof. At this point, a fifth insurgent leapt from the third floor roof onto the second floor roof. Now on the second floor, Staff Sergeant Bellavia moved to a door that opened onto the roof. Exchanging gunfire, Staff Sergeant Bellavia pursued the enemy up the stairs and eliminated him. Staff Sergeant Bellavia then received enemy fire from another insurgent emerging from a closet in the darkened room. Staff Sergeant Bellavia, entering further into the darkened room, returned fire and eliminated both insurgents. Simultaneously, the previously wounded insurgent reemerged and engaged Staff Sergeant Bellavia. As he entered, an insurgent came down the stairs firing at him. Staff Sergeant Bellavia, realizing he had an un-cleared, darkened room to his back, moved to clear it. Recognizing the grave danger the grenade posed to his fellow soldiers, Staff Sergeant Bellavia assaulted the enemy position, killing one insurgent and wounding another who ran to a different part of the house. He observed an enemy insurgent preparing to launch a rocket-propelled grenade at his platoon. Staff Sergeant Bellavia then re-entered the house and again came under intense enemy fire. ![]() A Bradley Fighting Vehicle was brought forward to suppress the enemy however, due to high walls surrounding the house, it could not fire directly at the enemy position. With enemy rounds impacting around him, Staff Sergeant Bellavia fired at the enemy position at a cyclic rate, providing covering fire that allowed the squad to break contact and exit the house. Recognizing the immediate severity of the situation, and with disregard for his own safety, Staff Sergeant Bellavia retrieved an automatic weapon and entered the doorway of the house to engage the insurgents. ![]() While clearing a house, a squad from Staff Sergeant Bellavia’s platoon became trapped within a room by intense enemy fire coming from a fortified position under the stairs leading to the second floor. Bellavia distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on November 10, 2004, while serving as squad leader in support of Operation Phantom Fury in Fallujah, Iraq. ![]()
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