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Part 2 with Dan Ackles from Rainmaker Platoon to recall Ramadi’s chaos, the missions that went right... until they didn’t, and the people who made it possible to keep going. Language barriers, split-second choices, and the loss of a close mentor anchor a hard look at meaning, duty, and memory.

• language barriers
• raids with potential intel issues and gestures over words
• the IED that wounded 2 Marines and a stalled recovery
• the blast that killed Savage
• leadership under fire and Doc Contreras’ lifesaving work
• culture shocks and unit humor as relief
• sandstorms, broken roofs, and improvising logistics
• the Barwana MEU follow-up deployment
• weighing whether Iraq changed and what brotherhood means now

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