![]() ![]() On 10 November 2004, the infantrymen of 3d Battalion of the 1st Marines was advancing on the far right flank of the coalition attack, nearest to the Euphrates River. ![]() One particular episode illustrates the importance of artillery to coalition operations in Fallujah. Battery M is now part of 3d Battalion, 14th Marines. Mike Battery, “Palehorse,” 4/14 conducts a fire mission during the Second Battle of Fallujah, 2004. Their contributions were important enough that a photograph of Mike Battery is featured on the cover of the Marine Corps History Division’s book on the battle as well as at the top of the battle’s wikipedia entry. Their fires were crucial in all aspects of the fight, particularly during the shaping and attack phases. It was provided by 155mm M198s from Battery M, 4th Battalion, 14th Marines (nicknamed “Palehorse,” now part of 3/14) and Battery C, 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, as well as the US Army’s Paladins from Battery A, 3d Battalion, 82d Field Artillery Regiment. ![]() The fighting was characterized by difficult urban combat that is often compared to the 1968 Battle of Hue during the Vietnam War.Īrtillery was integral to the fight at Fallujah. US, Iraqi, and British forces attacked the city of Fallujah, west of Baghdad, in order to clear it of insurgents that had gathered there during the spring and summer of that year. Happy birthday, Marines! This time of year is also appropriate to remember the Second Battle of Fallujah, or Operation al-Fajr/Operation Phantom Fury, which took place 7 November to 23 December 2004 during the Iraq War. The tenth of November is a sacred date for the United States Marine Corps as it was on this date in 1775 that the Continental Marine Corps was established by an act of the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ![]()
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