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Rituals
On July 28, 2004, 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 2-162 Infantry, Oregon National Guard had just completed a meet & greet in a small village in Iraq’s infamous Sunni Triangle. The Oregonians had...
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Photo of the Day: Desert Warfare Training 2008
RTO Josh Cooper (right) talks to his platoon leader while an M240 Bravo machine gun team lays down simulated suppressing fire during an exercise at Gowen Field, Idaho in September 2008. Alpha Company,...
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The Legendary Alan Ezelle
Before I introduce Master Sergeant Alan Ezelle, I must preface it with the following confession: the first time I met E.Z. he scared the absolute hell out of me. I mean, at the handshake I was ready to...
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Sergeant Bell and Second Fallujah
David Bellavia ranks as one of the most creative, intelligent and flat-out hilarious human beings I’ve ever met. I have spent countless hours on the phone, sides aching, gasping for breath as David...
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The Hero My Town Lost
In August 2009, Specialist Taylor Marks was killed by an Iranian-made EFP roadside bomb emplaced on a bridge in downtown Baghdad only a short distance away from an Iraqi Police checkpoint. Killed with...
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David Bellavia’s Medal of Honor Moment
In the spring of 2006, literary agent, author and historian Jim Hornfischer introduced me to David Bellavia. David had recently left the Army and was settling into civilian life–sort of. Two months...
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Shrek’s Mom
On June 25, 2019, David Bellavia received the Medal of Honor for actions in Fallujah in November 2004. David is the sole living recipient of the MOH from the Iraq War, the others were awarded...
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