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