Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Origins, Sept 11th, 2001 1
Chapter 2 Deploying to War, December 16, 2003 21
Chapter 3 The Convoy, March 18th, 2004 (Day of Departure + 93) 35
Chapter 4 And So It Begins, March 23rd, 2004 (+98) 41
Chapter 5 Emotions Take Hold, April 2nd, 2004 (+ 108) 49
Chapter 6 Offensive Actions, April 4th, 2004 (+ 110) 55
Chapter 7 The Cloverleaf, April 8th, 2004 (+ 114) 65
Chapter 8 The Spiritual Reckoning 85
Chapter 9 The Cloverleaf, Day Two, April 9th, 2004 (+ 115) 89
Chapter 10 The Cloverleaf, Day Three, April 10th, 2004 (+ 116). 97
Chapter 11 The Cloverleaf, Day Four, April 11th, 2004 (+ 117)., 109
Chapter 12 The Cloverleaf, Day Five, April 12th, 2004 (+ 118) 117
Chapter 13 The Soda Factory, April 21st, 2004 (+ 127) 135
Chapter 14 Grace Under Fire, May 17th, 2004 (+ 153) 143
Chapter 15 Operation Silent Switch, June 7th, 2004 (+ 174) 149
Chapter 16 Peace in Paradise, June 8th, 2004 (+ 175) 155
Chapter 17 Leaving Fallujah, July 10th, 2004 (+ 207) 163
Chapter 18 Reunion, July 15th, 2004 (+ 212) 169
Chapter 19 A Farewell to Arms, August 2004 173
Chapter 20 The Message 181
Sources 187
Acknowledgments 189
About the Author 191