Summary

The EOD handled bombs; SSTP treated injuries; PRP processed bodies. The Marine just wants to work in the office and be a POG then go to college. Instead he becomes a 3400 and is sent on twenty-four missions and is promoted to E4. During the mission, he and his unit scan for IEDs that al-Qaeda in Iraq plants for them. Some are even implanted in the bodies of dead camels while others are daisy-chained together for more impact. The first blast is designed to make the Marines stop and take notice; the next blast kills them where they stand.

An IED hits the vehicle that the Marine’s riding in. He and Sgt Green get out. The driver is unconscious. The Marine runs back for the PFC who was on the side where the blast hit. It’s too late. The PFC’s Eye Prop...