The Warzone

I came across a site that was recommended by Blackfive called, Welcome to the Warzone and spent quite awhile watching the videos posted. The site was created by Pat Dollard, a Hollywood type who packed his bags, grabbed his camera and paid his own way to Iraq to film the Marines in action in the Triangle of Death. Pat appears to be cut of a different cloth than others who have preceded him, he cares and he wants to tell the truth, not his side, but their side, the Marines side.

Perhaps the best way to describe what Pat did is to read the rational in his own words. Here is a small quote I took from his comments,

Written by Pat Dollard, “A quick summary reminder: I spent 7 months exclusively with Marines in what are widely considered the three nastiest battlefronts of the Iraqi Theater of the War on Terror: Fallujah, The Triangle of Death, and Ramadi. I have come to respect the average US Marine more than the average civilian, and the USMC more than any organization I’ve ever been involved with or studied. These kids are carrying the weight of history’s most important and difficult work on their shoulders - - period.”

The site has a few great videos that were shot in Iraq with the Marines and Pat has promised to post more as his project is edited. You will get a taste of what they are going through and how they are living their lives.