Has America Forgotten Ramadi? 20 Years Later | Veterans Day with Major Scott Huesing, USMC (Ret.)

Twenty years after the Battle of Ramadi, retired Marine Major Scott Huesing joins A.J. Rice for a raw Veterans Day conversation about what combat actually feels like.

Huesing commanded Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines through intense urban combat in Ramadi during 2006–2007.

This isn’t a Hollywood version of war.

It’s about fear.

Responsibility.

Leadership.

Loss.

And what happens when hundreds of Marines are relying on the decisions you make.

🔥 THEY DISCUSS

• House-to-house combat in Ramadi
• Incoming fire on the first day
• What courage actually means
• Why being afraid does not make someone a coward
• Gallows humor in combat
• Losing Marines under your command
• Iraqi interpreters who fought alongside U.S. forces
• Big Sam’s journey from Iraqi interpreter to American service member
• Iraq and Afghanistan
• Marine Corps leadership
• Friendly fire
• The MARSOC 3
• Veteran storytelling
• Solid Copy Media
• Why veterans need to tell their stories before those stories disappear

Huesing’s book, Echo in Ramadi, tells the story of approximately 250 Marines who fought through one of the Iraq War’s most dangerous cities.

This Veterans Day episode honors not only those who came home, but those whose names remain part of the story forever.

THE QUESTION

Veterans and military families: what do you wish more civilians understood about military service and combat?

👇 Tell us in the comments.

🎖️ Major Scott Huesing
scotthuesing.com/

📘 Echo in Ramadi
scotthuesing.com/echo-in-ramadi

✍️ Solid Copy Media
solidcopymedia.com/

🎙️ Dangerous Laughter
dangerouslaughter.com/

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Duration

1:03:10

Source

1280×720 · 25 fps

Qualities

144p, 240p, 360p, 480p, 720p

License

Standard Banned.Video license