Against the Odds

The Terror of Having to Cross Highway 10 in Fallujah

As part of their effort to put down the Iraqi insurgency in Fallujah, in some of the heaviest urban combat since Hue, Marines had to cross the very wide and perilous Highway 10 to reach a key objective.

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