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Archive Home > 2005 > February > 06 > A Deschutes County Marine tells of vicious fighting in Fallujah and curious civilians chatting with patrols

A Deschutes County Marine tells of vicious fighting in Fallujah and curious civilians chatting with patrols

By Alisa Weinstein / The Bulletin
February 6, 2005

As U.S. troops battled Iraqi insurgents in the city of Fallujah in November, a rocket-propelled grenade exploded near Marine Chad Russell's unit. A burst of shrapnel cut through the air, narrowly missing all the men but one.

A sharp fragment sliced off part of one Marine's trigger....

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