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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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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.
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