In late 2004, U.S., U.K., and Iraqi forces launched Operation Phantom Fury/Al-Fajr to retake Fallujah—an insurgent stronghold threatening Iraq’s first elections. This episode breaks down the planning, ...

Fallujah children with Spirit of America backpacks. Click image to view. While walking a patrol with the Iraqi Army in Fallujah last week, I ran across a group of young children heading to school.