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It was “DJ” Desjardins was my friend who was killed. He was the


driver that night. It was C Co. 2-37 AR. Then CPT Tim Ferguson was his CO.

I think then LTC John Tien was the BC of 2-37. Part of 1-1 AD, and I think BN was located over by you on Camp Ramadi.

It wasn’t A Co. 1-103 AR - that was the tank company we fell in on when we first arrived in Ramadi. They were part of 2-28 BCT (PAARNG). Good dudes. Definitely undermanned. Put up a good fight, but then Zarkawi really ratcheted up the fight with bigger IEDs and complex attacks by Spring 2006.

Back in early April, we lost a humvee literally 50 feet behind me that killed our PSG and f’d up everyone else inside. That was kind of like the game on for us where the BN really went on the offensive.

By November, it was just such a much more expansive fight. I think Tim Ferguson had been in the turret at the time. I remember him obviously being really sad after that. Crazy f’ing times.


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