• In Fallujah, We Destroyed Parts of Ourselves

  • Jan 18 2025
  • Length: 51 mins
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In Fallujah, We Destroyed Parts of Ourselves

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  • It’s been 20 years since the Battle of Fallujah, a bloody campaign in a destructive Iraq War that we now know was based on a lie.

    But back then, in the wake of 9/11, the battlefield was filled with troops who believed in serving and defending the country against terrorism.

    “Going to Fallujah was the most horrific experience of our lives,” said Mike Ergo, a team leader for the US Marines Alpha Company, 1st Battalion. “And it was also, for myself, the most alive I've ever felt.”

    This week on Reveal, we’re partnering with the nonprofit newsroom The War Horse to join Ergo’s unit as they reunite and try to make sense of what they did and what was done to them. Together, they remember Bradley Faircloth, the 20-year-old lance corporal from their unit who lost his life, and unpack the mental and emotional battles that continue for them today.

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