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{{quote|''"Wake up, Trombley. You're missing the invasion."''|Sgt. Brad "Iceman" Colbert}}
In 2003, ''Rolling Stone'' reporter Evan Wright was embedded in the US Marine Corps' First Recon, for the onset of the War in Iraq. Over the next two months, he would have a firsthand view into the lives of some of the toughest men on the planet, the War on Terror, -- er -- Saddam Hussein, and [[Idiot Ball|the command decisions that put them where they are]]. Wright compiled these articles into '''''Generation Kill''''', which was later made into a seven-part miniseries on [[HBO]].
Marines will talk like Marines, complete with lots of jargon and realism. Some examples:
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{{quote|''"If something happens to me, I want my wife to know the truth. If they say we fought valiantly here, I want her to know we fought retarded."''|Sgt. Eric Kocher}}
This complete lack of political correctness in favor of realism is a major cause of criticism for both the book and series. Negative reactions tend to be [[Ripped from the Headlines|questioning of the material's validity]] at best, and accusations of it being [[
As this pertains to a military operation, expect a lot of military tropes.
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See also: Michael Herr's book, "Dispatches", also by a Rolling Stone contributor about the [[Vietnam War]] for a similar POV.
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* [[As Himself]]: Sgt. Reyes. He was slated to be played by someone else, but the actor became ill.
* [[Attack! Attack! Attack!]]: "Captain America".
{{quote|"Engage those buildings... [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}UhGIFLWadEU Move into position!] '''Engage ENGAGE!!! [[Leeroy Jenkins|FOLLOW MY TRACERS!]]'''"
"He's shooting at scraps of metal."
[[Crowning Moment of Funny|Can you believe that fucking retard is in charge of people?]] }}
* [[Adaptation Distillation]]: When the series changes something from the book, it's either an omission for lack of time and budget, or a way of adapting the same message to the limited time a scene has to make its point. Wright also didn't want people to harass Captain America and Encino Man.
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** Random marines quoting [[The Big Lebowski]] when Encino Man is informed by his Marines that they consider him a woefully incompetent leader.
** Manimal dropping a box of grenades, followed by a Marine yelling that "This is why we can't have nice things!"
** Rudy taking a run in full combat gear while Marines cheer him on, urging him to [["Join the Army," They Said|"slay that dragon"]].
* [[Gallows Humor]] The Marines use morbid jokes to relieve the stress caused by dealing with death and killing on a daily basis.
* [[Glamorous Wartime Singer]]: Woefully subverted. While Person has dreams of being a rock star, in the miniseries, if they sing, they suck. Played a little more straight with Cpl. Walter Hasser in the book, who apparently has a wonderful country music singing voice (and doesn't like to sing!).
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