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This veteran-led podcast highlights the experiences of Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, starting with their harrowing 2004 deployment to Ramadi; a 9 month combat tour which resulted in the highest casualties in a single deployment - a deployment that most Americans have never heard about. Through candid conversations surrounding these events, the series also explores earlier experiences that shaped the Marines, emphasizing their grit, humor, and humanity while aiming to honor their stories authentically.
Update frequency:
every 2 days
Average audio length:
56 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
134 episodes
since Oct. 19, 2025
episodic
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This time we have James Hardin from MAP 2 to trace how a Weapons Company platoon goes from thin-skin Humvees and peacetime nonsense to Ramadi improvisation and hard-earned competence. We swap the stories that still stick, from peace time frustration to night training to IED wake-up…
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Part 2 with James Hardin walks back through Ramadi memories, from losing Geoff Morris to the days when the city’s mood shifted and everything escalated fast. We also talk honestly about the media, daily life on the COP, and what it feels like to come home. • recollections of the ni…
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Part 3 with Jimmy Hardin goes through the small decisions that kept people alive and the moments that still feel impossible to forget. A weapons cache is supposed to be a victory lap, but what happens when you know those same rifles could be pointed back at you next week? We talk t…
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Along with guest co-host Jon Wade, Blake Musser of Sledgehammer 81s digs into why 2/4’s road to Ramadi in 2004 is a one-time mix of pre-9/11 training, stop-loss chaos, and nonstop workups that forced real adaptability. Blake reflects on what it meant to roll into early Iraq with un…
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Part two continues with Blake Musser who talks trading the clean CQB playbook for what actually worked in Ramadi, where every door, wall, and hallway forced them to adapt fast. We also talk thru the parts that don’t fade, from running radios on April 6th to handling the aftermath o…
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Part 3 with Blake Musser telling about what combat felt like on the ground in Ramadi, from hooch life and resupply routines to raids with Special Forces. We also walk through his September “alive day,” a government center battle, and what it takes to carry brotherhood, trauma, and …
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We sit down with Kirk Morris to remember his son, PFC Geoffrey Morris, and he recounts the moments that carried him from a Lake Michigan fishing boat on 9/11 to the gunner’s seat in Iraq. We talk about the phone calls, the knock at the door, the diary entry he left behind, challeng…
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We sit down with Mama Savage to trace her son Jeremiah’s path from a wild kid who always wanted to be a Marine to the moment the casualty notification team arrived at her door. We talk honestly about war, family, Arlington, survivor guilt, and how the Marine brotherhood keeps showi…
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Everything sounds simple until you’re the one in the turret. This time, we talk to Jarred Monroe about the long ramp from training to war, from call signs and gear choices to the moment Ramadi turns real. He walks us through near disasters, hard fixes, and the first major firefight…
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Part 2 goes through Jarred Monroe’s most intense memories, from inspecting a Humvee that somehow comes back unmarked to the prayer-filled letter that makes that moment hit differently. We also confront a terrifying friendly fire near-miss, the mental toll that builds across deploym…
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