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November 23, 2004
Hunting 'Satan' in Falluja hell
Topics: Middle East News and PerspectivesBBC News, Falluja. "Hunting 'Satan' in Falluja hell." By Paul Wood
Lt Malcolm was a good chess player. He looked like any other young marines officer: skinny, shaven-headed, although with a quite beaky nose.
Anyway, you could always pick him out. He would be the one with the chess board placed on an up-ended box of MREs (Meal Ready to Eat), working out moves.
I got to know him a little bit, as his bunk was opposite mine.
I would watch as he gave chess tips to those of his men who had not completely given in to poker or hearts.
About five hours into the battle, Lt Malcolm was killed.
(Alpha Company suffered heavy losses in the Falluja assault - Click image to enlarge. BBC News)
He was the weapons officer in Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, the unit I had joined as an "embed".
Just before dawn, Alpha Company blew a large hole in an outer wall, and entered the police station right in the heart of Falluja.
(Alpha Company marines came under fire from all sides - Click on image to enlarge. BBC News)
It was still pretty quiet then but as the sun rose the marines found themselves surrounded and under attack from all sides.
Lt Malcolm's squad went up on to the highest roof top they could find - but not higher than the two minarets on either side with snipers.
There was a wall about 40cm (16in) tall for cover. Everyone tried to get close to it while bullets skipped across the paving stones.
When he heard his men were in trouble - the men he'd been giving chess tips just the day before - Lt Malcolm came to get them.
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Lt Col Brandl:
"The enemy has got a face - he's called Satan, he's in Falluja, and we're going to destroy him."
Posted by Hyscience at November 23, 2004 9:02 PM
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