Generation Kill by Evan Wright Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. means using very few words
  2. 4. capital and largest city in Iraq
  3. 7. every marine who killed someone during the war felt this
  4. 8. acronym for a special goggle that lets its user see through the night
  5. 9. generous or forgiving
  6. 10. naive senior officer in his early thirties and a former college football star
  7. 11. shallow, one man sleeping holes designed to protect from shrapnel
  8. 12. name of the marine commander with the call sign "Godfather"
  9. 13. the marines were put through this a lot
  10. 16. Southwest Asia's longest river
  11. 19. name of a marine company in first recon
  12. 23. the military process of moving injured personnel away from combat to a medical facility
  13. 24. the catch phrase used by the marines
  14. 25. use this to subdue gas attack symptoms but doesn't save the person
  15. 27. the forbidden candy to bring in battle that brings bad luck
  16. 28. former president of Iraq and overthrown in 2003
  17. 30. border city in Mexico just south of California
  18. 32. major river in Western Asia that forms the Fertile Crescent
  19. 33. port city in southern Iraq
  20. 34. those who accidentally shot civilians felt this, example: Colbert
  21. 35. the place the war described was fought
  22. 36. dried out, having all moisture removed
  23. 37. chemical protection suits used to protect against gas attacks
  24. 38. the US president that initiated the war against Iraq
  25. 39. Saudi Arabian city and governate in the Eastern Province
Down
  1. 2. 31 years old, former bodyguard for rock stars in college and a charming con artist
  2. 3. the city where the ziggurat of Ur is located
  3. 5. the vehicle the marines used
  4. 6. the author of this book
  5. 9. caused to become stuck in mud
  6. 14. means "land between the rivers", known as the cradle of civilization
  7. 15. acronym for meals that are ready to eat on the fly.
  8. 17. marines undergo heavy _____ in their training
  9. 18. the military occupational specialty of these marines
  10. 20. the marines must follow this during battle
  11. 21. calling an airstrike closer than 300 meters
  12. 22. a pretty big missile that can be loaded with chemicals
  13. 26. ungainly, tracked vehicles that are amphibious
  14. 29. the war camp the marines lived in in the very beginning of the book
  15. 31. acronym for an automatic weapon that fires up to 1,000 rounds per minute