
Embedded: A Marine Corps Adviser Inside The Iraqi Army
In 2006, 1st Lt. Wesley Gray was deployed as a U.S. Marine Corps military adviser to an Iraqi Army battalion in the Haditha Triad. For 210 days, he lived and fought beside Iraqi soldiers in the most dangerous and austere province of western Iraq. Al-Anbar was filled with an insurgent population traumatized by a recent massacre of twenty-four men, women, and children shot at close range by U.S. Mar...
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Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1591143403
Publisher: Naval Institute Press (August 10, 2013)
Publication Date: August 10, 2013
Language: English
ASIN: B00DKMWPWG
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“Lt. Gray gives us his outstanding narrative as an advisor on a Marine Corps MITT team deployed to Iraq in 2006.Arriving in Iraq already fluent in Iraqi-Arabic, Lt. Gray got to know the soldiers of the new Iraqi army in a more thorough manner. Having ...”
nes in retaliation for the death of one of their comrades in a roadside bombing. Despite the high tensions created by the shootings, Gray was able to form a bond with the Iraqis because he had an edge that very few U.S. service members possess -the ability to communicate in Iraqi Arabic. His language skills and his understanding of the culture led the Iraqi soldiers to call him a brother and fondly name him Jamal. By the end of his tour he was a legend within the Iraqi Army. Gray draws on the brutally honest and detailed record he kept during his tour, including extensive interviews with Iraqi soldiers and citizens. He offers a comprehensive portrait of the struggles of the Iraqi people to make their country a nation once again and includes a compelling report on the status and prospects of the U.S. government's strategy for success in Iraq.
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