April 6, 2004

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Boots on the Ground: Stories from the War in Iraq

Part One

 

Iraq. April 6, 2004. This day marked the Marines' heaviest fighting since Vietnam and was the start of the Iraqi insurgency. By the end of the day more than 40 Marines and hundreds of Iraqis were dead. April 6, 2004 -- a day that transformed the war in Iraq.

  1. Donovan Campbell on "Joker One"

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    Donovan Campbell commanded a platoon of Marines in Ramadi. He tells Steve Paulson that to understand the events of April 6, you have to know what went on the night before.

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  2. General Ricardo Sanchez: Coalition Commander

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    Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez commanded Coalition Forces during the capture of Saddam Hussein, the revelation about Abu Ghraib and on April 6, 2004.

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  3. Steve Levin on "Jerabek"

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    Steve Levin is the producer of a documentary film, "Jerabek," which follows the family of a young Marine killed in the ambush at ar-Ramadi on April 6, 2004.

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  4. David Swanson, Embed Journalist

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    Journalist David Swanson was embedded in ar-Ramadi with Ryan Jerabek's unit the day Ryan Jerabek died...

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