Pepsi in Barwana market, 80;
picture with Iraqi children, 146;
visit with in Haditha, 145–47
Chin, Rodd: advice for working with jundis, 59;
Arab culture lesson, 47;
Bani Dahir operations, 41, 43;
communication problems, 59–60;
copier, 70, 71;
embedding with, 36;
Kaffijiya operations, 44, 46–47;
leave run convoy, 55, 56, 59
civil war, 19, 224–25
close-talkers, 21
command post, ambulance ride to, 46–47
command wire mother lode, 154–55;
command-wire IEDs (CWIEDs), 49, 50, 51, 128–29
communication: Chameleons and
problems with, 59–60;
Iraqi radio net, 156;
procedures for, 18
Conte, Matthew, 227
contractors, oversight of, 236
convoy operations: attacks on leave convoys, 201–2, 211–12;
briefing about, 186–87;
control of, 159–61, 162–67, 169;
with new MiTT members, 231–33;
routes for convoys, 212
Cooling, Norman, 32–34, 89–92
Cope, Jesse, 36
copier, 70–71
corruption, 23, 94–96
counterinsurgency-control methods, 217–18
crisis in Iraq, responsibility for, 223–25
daisy-chained IED, 231
dead body (angel) escort, 101–5, 191–92
death: calculating risk of, 11–12, 58;
cultural acceptance of, 187;
Iraqi attitude about, 151;
living forever and, 213;
mortar attacks, payoff from, 12
defensive perimeter, 143–45
Delta Force, 17–18
detainees: Baghdadi IED attack, 156–57;
Barwana mortar attack, brothers suspected to, 192–93;
intelligence from, 137–40;
treatment of, 134–40, 156–57, 192, 236–37
Donaldson, Staff Sergeant, 24, 120, 156
ductus exemplo, 74–75
Duke Nukem justice, 156
Dulab, 6
Dushka, 231
earlobes, touching, 22
Egyptian insurgents, 173–76
electronic countermeasure (ECM) devices, 18
Elliot, Terry, 227
engineering company, violence against, 204–6
enjoyable marriage, 182–83
Espinosa, Corporal “Espi,” 126–29, 130–33
Euphrates River, 28;
draining of, 214;
fishing on, 69–70, 77, 78;
importance of, 13;
lushness of area around, 13;
swimming in, 30, 70
Everson, Major General, 19
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD):
bridge IED, 150, 151, 153, 166;
explosion near Camp Ali, 239;
IED training, 23–25;
investigation of IED wires, 155–56
Fallujah: Camp Fallujah, 23–24;
IED attacks near, 202;
leave convoys, 52
Farooq, Colonel, 67, 201
Faw Palace, Al, 12
feudal societies, 198–99
fishing on Euphrates River, 69–70, 77, 78
freedom and democracy for Iraq, 223–25
Full Metal Jacket, 213
Gaines, Major: bridge IED, 150–51, 153;
combat patrol, 126, 128, 135, 141;
command wire mother lode, 154, 155;
convoy through Haditha, 123;
explosion near Camp Ali, 239;
fishing on Euphrates River, 69–70;
on Mark’s competence, 152;
motorcycle crash, 123;
revenge fire on vehicle, 191;
toilet kit, using, 147–48;
vehicle search in Haditha market, 108–9;
Water Treatment Facility combat control base, 122;
wounding of jundi during combat patrol, 132
gangs, 96–97
generator maintenance man, 129–30
Gill, Major, 16
glossary, 244–45
Goble, Michael, 213–14
God, belief in, 193–94
Gray, Wesley (WG): anniversary of 62;
Arabic name for, 64–65;
mail from wife, 148;
depression of, 215–16
Great Britain, 223
gunpowder residue (GPR) test, 134–35
Haditha, 28;
convoy travel through, 121–24;
IED attack threat, 54;
location of, 6, 7;
Massacre at, 33–34, 113;
motorcycle crash, 123–24;
police checkpoint near, 232;
population of, 6;
vehicle search in market, 108–9;
violence in, reduction of, 218;
Water Treatment Facility combat control base, 122
Haditha Dam, 27–28, 213–14
Haditha FOB: accommodations at, 122;
leave run process, 52–54, 61;
Nimer operation, 121, 148;
payday in, 85–87;
size of, 122;
space at, 119
Haditha Police Department, 67–68
Haditha Triad, 7;
counterinsurgency-control methods, 217–18;
flight over, 239;
IED attacks in, 17;
insurgents in, survival of, 46;
Majid, Operation Al, 237–38;
violence in, reduction of, 218, 237–38
Haislip, Staff Sergeant: Barwana mortar attack, mourning of victims of, 192;
dinner with Abass, 89;
driving style of, 232;
fishing on Euphrates River, 69–70;
Nimer operation planning, 120
Hajji Mosque, 138, 139
Halliburton, 11
Hameed, Horny, 183–84
Hampton, Master Sergeant, 4
Haqliniyah, 28, 52, 61, 85
Hasen, Captain, 61–62, 68–69, 73–74, 83, 84, 119–20, 201–2
Hawaii, 4
heatstroke, 41
helicopter crash, 213–15
hepatitis, 21
Hesco barriers, 28
Hit, 6, 51
homosexual behavior, 92–94
Horvath, Gunnery Sergeant, 43, 44, 45, 47
Howyi, 236
Hungry Tiger, Operation, 78–80
Hussein: ambulance ride to command post, 47;
appearance of, 41–42;
background of, 41, 42;
combat patrol, 130–33, 140–43;
decision to join IA, 42;
family of, 42;
insurgents, spotting of, 126;
pressure washing vehicles, 68;
women, conversations about, 42–43
Hussein, Saddam: Faw Palace, Al, 12;
Iraqis’ feelings about, 111–12;
ruling strategy of, 65, 66, 188;
throne from Arafat, 12;
understanding of tribalism, 98–99
Hydr, 60
improvised explosive devices (IEDs):
Baghdadi, attack near, 155–57;
bridge IED, 149–54, 165–66;
Camp Ali, threat near, 232;
Camp Fallujah training, 23–24;
Chameleons to prevent attacks, 18, 34, 51, 59–60, 232–33;
command wire mother lode, 154–55;
command wires, searching for, 128–29;
convoy operations, 163–66;
daisy-chained IED, 231;
damage from, 17, 54–55;
Fallujah, attacks near, 202;
ignition devices, 24–25, 50–51;
increase in attacks, 17;
Iraqi method for gathering information about, 65–66;
Joint IED Defeat Task Force training, 17–18;
jundi-bots, 140; location of, intelligence about, 138–40;
on Route Boardwalk, 128–29;
placement of, 50, 51;
rock formation for aiming, 154;
threat from, 49, 51;
triggers for, 18;
types of, 49–51
Imus (interpreter), 83, 86–87, 184–86, 188, 228
infantrymen, 148
insurgents: ambush near market,
intelligence about, 146–47;
driving style to avoid, 107–8;
Dulab, attack at, 6;
Egyptian, 173–76;
engagement with, investigation of, 33–34;
engineering company, violence against, 204–6;
evacuation for medical care, 91–92;
GPR test on, 134–35;
Haditha convoy, attack on, 122;
helicopter crash, responsibility for, 214–15;