BATTLE OF NAJAF – 20th Anniversary Reunion
In August of 2004, the Marines and Sailors of 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, fought against the Mahdi Army in the Najaf Cemetery. The Cemetery is a 1000+ years old and made for one of the most intense fights of the entire Iraq War. 20 years later the Marines and Sailors of 1/4 reunite and honor their fallen by hiking to the 1st Marine Regiment Memorial that overlooks Camp Horno, on Camp Pendleton.
BIG Thanks to @LegacyMilitaryReunions for helping us put this all together. Please consider donatining to help them help other units put together future reunions. Legacy is an official 501(c)(3).
Also BIG thanks to Lucian Reed, who as a photographer risked his life embedded with 1/4 in 2004 during this fight. Most of the photos from that battle such as many of the ones seen in this video were captured by him. His photography has preserved our units legacy in Marine Corps history. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4oygEeFjng
Lastly I want to thank all of those who contributed with donations to help us fund this event. without YOU this all would not have been possible!
Publications:
U.S. Marines in Battle : An-Najaf August 2004
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Battle for the City of the Dead: In the Shadow of the Golden Dome, Najaf, August 2004
by Dick Camp (Author)
https://amzn.to/3uU8Fwt
History channel episode over the Battle of Najaf:
Chaplain Paul Shaughnessy was the Battalion Chaplain during the our fight in Najaf 20 years ago today. He was hard as woodpecker lips and was right there in the fight with the Marines. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8mFjPkgkW8
MUSIC:
‘Goliath’ by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au