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Ramadi Podcast
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This veteran-led podcast highlights the experiences of Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, starting with their harrowing 2004 deployment to Ramadi; a 9 month combat tour which resulted in the highest casualties in a single deployment - a deployment that most Americans have never heard about. Through candid conversations surrounding these events, the series also explores earlier experiences that shaped the Marines, emphasizing their grit, humor, and humanity while aiming to honor their stories authentically.

  1. 3 NGÀY TRƯỚC

    Fast Track to the Front Line - James Anderson (part 1 of 2)

    Send us Fan Mail We talk with Jim Anderson from Mobile Assault Platoon 2 about getting rerouted from SOI into a combat replacement pipeline and how a brand-new Marine earns a place in a weapons platoon through truck workups, call signs, brutal first contacts, and the relentless tempo. Jim also reflects on being a “replacement” and the quiet ways that can shape belonging, pride, and memory when a unit has already been through intense fighting.  • getting pulled for deployment at the end of SOI to Combat Replacement Company 2  • the rushed gear-up cycle, hurry up and wait • the journey through Kuwait and Al-Asad with no clear assignment • arriving at Hurricane Point at night and meeting the platoon • early lessons on IED awareness, five and twenty-fives, and rookie mistakes  • learning the M240 and TOW routines  • first major contact, comms failure, and pushing through an ambush  • movement to contact fights, rooftop shooters, and the reality of urban density on combat operations.  • the long view on Ramadi’s pace, identity as a replacement, and what gets forgotten  If you like what you've heard, this is a multi-part episode. Make sure you listen to the rest of the story.  ---------------------------------------------- If you like what you heard, please subscribe on your favorite podcast service or follow our webpage for direct downloads @ https://www.buzzsprout.com/2525088 If you are a member of Weapons Company or someone with a story about Weapons Company 2/4 in 2004, please come tell some stories with us - 20 mins or 20 hours! Help paint the canvas of an archival story for others to know what it was like. Contact us @ RamadiPodcast@gmail.com, or via the podcast website above.  All music used with permission by soundbay: https://www.youtube.com/@soundbay_RFM

    56 phút

  2. 3 NGÀY TRƯỚC

    Fast Track to the Front Line - James Anderson (part 2 of 2)

    Send us Fan Mail We pick up Part 2 with James Anderson as he connects the experience of Ramadi 2004 to the weird contrast of other people's big bases outside of town, ship life, and the small moments that define a deployment. We talk reintegration, leadership that actually shows up for Marines, and how combat reshapes training, responsibility, and the meaning of brotherhood.  • carrying Ramadi lessons forward  • feeling the surreal safety of large bases compared to city outposts  • getting tested by leadership games, inter-service friction  • finding normal life inside the hooch   • navigating family contact and never knowing the real timeline  • First Sergeant Mack as a leader who knows his Marines  • coming home, and a first night lapse in judgement • learning why post-combat training feels fake  • fighting morale-killing busywork • reliving a rocket strike, a fire, a working party gone wrong, and a near miss injury  • naming the Marines who stood out, the value of reunions, and what it all means  ---------------------------------------------- If you like what you heard, please subscribe on your favorite podcast service or follow our webpage for direct downloads @ https://www.buzzsprout.com/2525088 If you are a member of Weapons Company or someone with a story about Weapons Company 2/4 in 2004, please come tell some stories with us - 20 mins or 20 hours! Help paint the canvas of an archival story for others to know what it was like. Contact us @ RamadiPodcast@gmail.com, or via the podcast website above.  All music used with permission by soundbay: https://www.youtube.com/@soundbay_RFM

    1 giờ 1 phút

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    A Ground Pounder in the Gun Line - David Escalante

    Send us Fan Mail Its a flurry of moments from David Escalante to trace his path from a half rations private to a combat-tested Marine in Ramadi in 2004. He talks us through the moments that are still clear in his mind, from incoming mortars and raids, to taking contact on the bridge posts.  • landing in 81s without mortar training • pre-deployment training memories  • the flight over, Kuwait heat, and the convoy into Iraq • arriving at Hurricane Point and settling into task cycles • first KIAs, early missions • firefights, door kicks • raids with Army soldiers and the confusion of who gets credit • bridge watch, seeing air support, and hearing the fight from a post • hooch life, smoke breaks, cards, workouts, and calling home under incoming • the round that hits his flak jacket and what it felt like in the moment • IED pressure, EOD waits, wire hazards in turrets, and tough QRF recoveries • coming home, delayed processing, and leading junior Marines on later deployments ---------------------------------------------- If you like what you heard, please subscribe on your favorite podcast service or follow our webpage for direct downloads @ https://www.buzzsprout.com/2525088 If you are a member of Weapons Company or someone with a story about Weapons Company 2/4 in 2004, please come tell some stories with us - 20 mins or 20 hours! Help paint the canvas of an archival story for others to know what it was like. Contact us @ RamadiPodcast@gmail.com, or via the podcast website above.  All music used with permission by soundbay: https://www.youtube.com/@soundbay_RFM

    1 giờ 11 phút

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    What Happens After You Accept Death - William Webster (part 1 of 2)

    Send us Fan Mail We talk with William Webster about arriving as a brand-new Marine and getting rushed into a Ramadi deployment where the mission keeps changing and the gear never feels caught up. Billy relives the night of April 4, the first major casualty for weapons company, and what it does to you when there is no time to grieve but you still have to roll out again.  • getting rerouted after SOI and joining a depleted unit  • the shock of meeting the platoon then hearing Iraq is next month  • pre-deployment training and the long chain of travel into theater  • first impressions of Iraq  • Humvee vulnerability, exposed gunners and learning gear midstream  • insurgency realities and changing rules of engagement  • early missions, driver skill and why convoy discipline matters  • April 4 RPG attack • making peace with mortality  • grieving, lessons learned, and building new SOP If you like what you've heard, this is a multi part episode. Make sure you listen to the rest of the story. ---------------------------------------------- If you like what you heard, please subscribe on your favorite podcast service or follow our webpage for direct downloads @ https://www.buzzsprout.com/2525088 If you are a member of Weapons Company or someone with a story about Weapons Company 2/4 in 2004, please come tell some stories with us - 20 mins or 20 hours! Help paint the canvas of an archival story for others to know what it was like. Contact us @ RamadiPodcast@gmail.com, or via the podcast website above.  All music used with permission by soundbay: https://www.youtube.com/@soundbay_RFM

    57 phút

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    What Happens After You Accept Death - William Webster (part 2 of 2)

    Send us Fan Mail Part 2 with Billy Webster from Mobile Assault Platoon 2 and trace the days when contact kept stacking, ammo ran low, and every decision started to feel permanent. He also talks honestly about what follows you home, how we cope in the quiet moments, and why asking for help can be the most disciplined thing you do.  William shares what he saw, what he did, and what he still carries, including the detail that the last things you do might matter more than you realize. • April 6 as QRF and the shock of casualties  • Foot patrol IED sweeps • Relieving pinned-down Marines and evacuating wounded  • A house breach that almost killed a family  • April 10 cordon operations • The checkpoint pickup with blood and bodies  • Taking over as a gunner • Getting shot... and then staying in the turret  • Calling home after being wounded • Hooch life pranks and small rituals that kept him going • PTSD years later, funerals, brotherhood, and choosing therapy  ---------------------------------------------- If you like what you heard, please subscribe on your favorite podcast service or follow our webpage for direct downloads @ https://www.buzzsprout.com/2525088 If you are a member of Weapons Company or someone with a story about Weapons Company 2/4 in 2004, please come tell some stories with us - 20 mins or 20 hours! Help paint the canvas of an archival story for others to know what it was like. Contact us @ RamadiPodcast@gmail.com, or via the podcast website above.  All music used with permission by soundbay: https://www.youtube.com/@soundbay_RFM

    58 phút

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    Never was a Good Knife Made of Bad Steel - Curtis Neill (part 1 of 3)

    Send us Fan Mail Curt Neill walks us down the strange chain of events that takes him from reenlisting before 9/11 to getting promoted so fast that Headquarters Marine Corps later flags it as a mistake. Then we rewind and fast-forward through Panama, Desert Storm, and Ramadi to pull out the leadership decisions and combat realities.  • reenlisting after a long break and landing back at Camp Pendleton  • NJP fallout and the long climb back  • a former drill instructor reappearing as First Sergeant  • a “mystery” promotion and the email saying it never should have happened  • moving from the armory into platoon roles • mentoring Marines and why fear-based leadership backfires  • Panama jungle training turning into real-world combat posture  • pre-deployment MOUT training and early CQB lessons  • Desert Storm gas threat memories  • convoying into Ramadi and how the first IED changes everything  • April missions, Morris getting hit, and the pace of no sleep  • tracking a blood trail to a house a Ramadi If you like what you've heard, this is a multi part episode. Make sure you listen to the rest of the story.  ---------------------------------------------- If you like what you heard, please subscribe on your favorite podcast service or follow our webpage for direct downloads @ https://www.buzzsprout.com/2525088 If you are a member of Weapons Company or someone with a story about Weapons Company 2/4 in 2004, please come tell some stories with us - 20 mins or 20 hours! Help paint the canvas of an archival story for others to know what it was like. Contact us @ RamadiPodcast@gmail.com, or via the podcast website above.  All music used with permission by soundbay: https://www.youtube.com/@soundbay_RFM

    55 phút

  7. 29 THG 4

    Never was a Good Knife Made of Bad Steel - Curtis Neill (part 2 of 3)

    Send us Fan Mail In Part 2, Curt digs down into Ramadi’s early fights, from a tense rescue at a pump house to the street-level choices that are still vivid years later. We also unpack a chaotic Abrams friendly fire incident, the injuries and silence that followed, and how a sudden ODA assignment pulled Marines into the hunt for Zarqawi. • Recovering a missing Marine • Suspected IEDs and the ugly uncertainty of movement to contact • Spotting insurgents celebrating and the restraint ROEs • Abrams tank friendly fire and the scramble after • Getting recruited for an ODA with Green Berets and training at an intense pace • Learning the mission focus on Abu Musab al-Zarqawi  • Fireworks, and the strange moments inside a war zone If you like what you've heard, this is a multi-part episode. Make sure you listen to the rest of the story. ---------------------------------------------- If you like what you heard, please subscribe on your favorite podcast service or follow our webpage for direct downloads @ https://www.buzzsprout.com/2525088 If you are a member of Weapons Company or someone with a story about Weapons Company 2/4 in 2004, please come tell some stories with us - 20 mins or 20 hours! Help paint the canvas of an archival story for others to know what it was like. Contact us @ RamadiPodcast@gmail.com, or via the podcast website above.  All music used with permission by soundbay: https://www.youtube.com/@soundbay_RFM

    52 phút

  8. 29 THG 4

    Never was a Good Knife Made of Bad Steel - Curtis Neill (part 3 of 3)

    Send us Fan Mail Closing part 3 with Curtis Neill, we trade stories about Ramadi 2004, from split-second rooftop decisions to convoy fights where an RPG almost hits the truck. We also talk about leadership, ego, and how we keep the people we lost present by preserving their stories.  • rejoining the platoon and what the ODA partnership made possible  • the warning shot that ricochets  • A “Trojan” clandestine plan  • the taxi-stand disguise • RPG near miss • early IED lessons,  and a blue-on-blue scare across the river  • the 2/4 to 2/5 handoff and how replacements learned with blood  • being an older Marine with prior combat experience and choosing when to speak  • remembering Sgt Ken Conde • reflecting on what Ramadi means decades later  • building a memorial project with dog tags and bib numbers  ---------------------------------------------- If you like what you heard, please subscribe on your favorite podcast service or follow our webpage for direct downloads @ https://www.buzzsprout.com/2525088 If you are a member of Weapons Company or someone with a story about Weapons Company 2/4 in 2004, please come tell some stories with us - 20 mins or 20 hours! Help paint the canvas of an archival story for others to know what it was like. Contact us @ RamadiPodcast@gmail.com, or via the podcast website above.  All music used with permission by soundbay: https://www.youtube.com/@soundbay_RFM

    47 phút
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This veteran-led podcast highlights the experiences of Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, starting with their harrowing 2004 deployment to Ramadi; a 9 month combat tour which resulted in the highest casualties in a single deployment - a deployment that most Americans have never heard about. Through candid conversations surrounding these events, the series also explores earlier experiences that shaped the Marines, emphasizing their grit, humor, and humanity while aiming to honor their stories authentically.

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  • Nhà sáng tạo
    Ramadi Podcast
  • Năm hoạt động
    2025 - 2026
  • Tập
    85
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    © 2026 Constant Combat
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