Foreword

It was 2005; Weapons Company was forced to move out of their traditional roles inside of 1st Battalion, 5th Marines and create five platoons that were armored and armed to the teeth to fight the insurgency of Iraq. What proceeded was seven months of highly kinetic combat operations with death and destruction at every turn. Hundreds of combat patrols, many of them resulting in firefights would continue for months inside the Triangle of Death. What returned was a group of men who were weary from battle and looking for any outlet to numb their memories and move on with life. This is their story.