<p>Michael Lannon served as an 0352 originally with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion before being reassigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marines (1/8) just as they were beginning their preparations for their 2021 deployment. Old friends and new challenges awaited Michael, but they were nothing compared to what he and his comrades faced when they finally arrived in Kabul.</p>

Michael Lannon served as an 0352 originally with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion before being reassigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marines (1/8) just as they were beginning their preparations for their 2021 deployment. Old friends and new challenges awaited Michael, but they were nothing compared to what he and his comrades faced when they finally arrived in Kabul.

Michael Lannon (1/8, CAAT)

The Last Deployment Project began in October 2022 with the mission to record and compile as many stories from veterans and witnesses of the Withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. That mission continues today with more than 90 hours recorded so far. This page exists to act as a free and easily accessible archive for some of those interviews in order to share their experience with a wider audience. As we learn more about the human odyssey that was that hot Afghan summer, I hope that we learn and remember the lessons these men and women have to teach us.

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Michael Lannon (1/8, CAAT)

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