On this episode of Fight Story, Joe Troutman takes us inside some of the intense and least-documented firefights of the Iraq Struggle — a 10-hour city struggle in Mosul the place Blackhawk Firm, 1-23 Infantry, held floor with out air help, beneath sustained RPG, machine-gun, and IED assaults.
Joe served 18 years on energetic obligation within the U.S. Army as a 13F Hearth Assist Specialist and Ahead Observer, deploying a number of occasions to Iraq and Afghanistan. From the early days after 9/11, by way of the delivery of the Stryker Brigade, to the brutal avenue combating that adopted, Joe’s story captures what fight truly appears to be like like at floor degree — confusion, exhaustion, braveness, and selections made beneath hearth.
A lot of this dialog facilities on the occasions chronicled in Joe’s guide, Gods of Struggle: The Legend of Blackhawk Firm 1-23 Infantry, together with:
– The primary fight casualties in Stryker Brigade historical past
– A catastrophic automobile rollover on Blackhawk Firm’s first patrol
– The August 4, 2004 Battle of Mosul, the place insurgents launched a coordinated, city-wide ambush designed particularly to destroy Stryker forces
– Holding key terrain “in any respect prices” whereas outnumbered, undersupplied, and reduce off
– Management, brotherhood, and survival when every thing goes sideways
This episode isn’t about politics or technique on paper — it’s about what it feels wish to struggle in an city surroundings, to lose teammates earlier than your first firefight, and to maintain shifting when worry, chaos, and duty collide.
For those who’re concerned about fashionable warfare, infantry management, fight decision-making, or true warfare tales advised by the individuals who lived them, that is an episode you received’t wish to miss.
🎙️ Visitor Info — Joe Troutman | Gods of Struggle: The Legend of Blackhawk Firm 1-23 Infantry
Joe Troutman, a U.S. Army fight veteran with 18 years of service and a number of deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. He’s the writer of Gods of Struggle: The Legend of Blackhawk Firm 1-23 Infantry, a firsthand account of fight and brotherhood from the streets of Mosul.
📘 Fb (Private): @joetroutmanauthor
📖 Fb (E-book): @Godsofwarbco123
📸 Instagram: @joetroutman_author
🔗 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/joetroutmanauthor
🐦 X (Twitter): @JoeTroutman2
🎙️ Host Info — AJ Pasciuti | Fight Story
AJ Pasciuti is a retired Marine Drive Recon Scout Sniper and Infantry Weapons Officer (Marine Gunner), writer of Darkhorse: Harnessing Hidden Potential in Struggle and Life, and host of the Fight Story Podcast, the place veterans share sincere, unfiltered tales of service, management, and life after fight.
🔗 Discover AJ On-line:
📕 E-book (Darkhorse): https://www.amazon.com/Darkhorse-Harnessing-Hidden-Potential-Life/dp/1400254973
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ajpasciuti/
📘 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelo-pasciuti/
🔗 Web site: https://www.ajpasciuti.com/
🎧 Featured Fight Story Episodes with AJ
👉 Fight Story Podcast – Half 1 (USMC Sniper & Drive Recon)
– Battle of Fallujah | Capturing w/ Chris Kyle | American Sniper | AJ Pasciuti
👉 Fight Story Podcast – Half 2 (Sniper vs Sniper Battle)
– Killing the Enemy’s Most Deadly Sniper | Drive Recon | AJ Pasciuti
📺 Further Options & Media
👉 City Valor Podcast Characteristic:
👉 DVIDS – Infantry Marine Course Characteristic:
https://www.nationalguard.mil/Management/Joint-Workers/Comptroller/Innovation/?dvpTag=imc&videoid=790758
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