David Bellavia was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on November 10th, 2004 during Operation Phantom Fury in Fallujah, Iraq.  He recently released his second book, Remember the Ramrods.  Bellavia enlisted in the U.S. Army as an infantryman in 1999. n the summer of 2003, Bellavia’s unit deployed to Kosovo for nine months before receiving orders to deploy directly to Iraq to support Operation Iraqi Freedom. From February 2004 to February 2005, Bellavia and the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, were stationed in the Diyala Province along the Iranian border. Throughout the year, his task force took part in the battles for Najaf, Mosul, Baqubah, Muqdadiyah and Fallujah.

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