Marines TV

U.S. Marines Master Gunnery Sgt. David Battles, former scout sniper with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment and Gunnery Sgt. Pedro Skaggs, a former maintenance management specialist with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, speak on their experiences during the ‘Battle of Fallujah’ at Camp Lejeune, NC., Nov. 16, 2020. Battles and Skaggs were both present when U.S. troops pushed into the city of Fallujah for the second time—Nov. 10, 2004. The second push into Fallujah was the bloodiest battle of the war in Iraq, resulting in 54 killed in action and 425 U.S. troops wounded. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Megan Roses)

Marines and sailors reflect on the service members who lost their lives and their journey during the Battle of Fallujah in Fallujah, Iraq, Nov 7th through Dec 23rd, 2004. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Menelik Collins)

Marines and sailors reflect on the service members who lost their lives and their journey during the Battle of Fallujah in Fallujah, Iraq, Nov 7th through Dec 23rd, 2004. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Menelik Collins)

April 2020 marks 16 years since the First Battle of Fallujah in Iraq. Also known as Vigilant Resolve, the operation was the largest combat mission since the declaration of the end of "major hostilities." (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Marvin Chavez) For descriptive transcript text document of this production, contact Kim Hardison at kimberly.hardison@usmc.mil.