I Am My Brother's Keeper.(Brief article)(Book review)

I Am My Brother's Keeper

GySgt Jason K. Doran

Caisson Press

1928724051 $24.95

Now that the war in Iraq has receeded to the back pages, it's worth reading an account of those Marines who fought in the March 2003 initial push north.

GySgt Jason Doran was one of them. As part of Task Force Tarawa, the lead Marine unit, Doran's Weapons Co, 1st Bn, 2nd Marine Regiment rolled into An-Nasiriyah on too-little sleep, some incredibly bad Intel, and ended up fighting a 7-day battle against some incredibly motivated Iraqi defenders.

Doran's book gives the reader a snapshot of what happened on 23 March 2003 from his corner of the action. From working with the 81mm mortar team down on the Euphrates River Bridge, to driving down and rescuing the Marines marooned at the "Alamo". Written in a brutally honest style that comes from his 20-year career in the Corps, Doran gives the reader a glimpse of what happened that day. Bravo Zulu, Gy!

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