Remember the Ramrods: An Army Brotherhood in War and Peace
By David Bellavia
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Overview
The Iraq War's only living Medal of Honor recipient reveals the untold story of the remarkable brotherhood behind one of the war's legendary acts of valor In 2004, he stormed an enemy stronghold to save his platoon. Fourteen years later, his unit reunited and saved him. This is their story."Acting on instinct to save the members of his platoon from an imminent threat, Staff Sergeant Bellavia ultimately cleared an entire enemy-filled house." So reads the Medal of Honor citation describing one of the Iraq War's most celebrated acts of heroism. But the full story of the brotherhood at the heart of these events is untold--and far more remarkable.In 2004, David Bellavia's U.S. Army unit, an infantry bat-talion known as the Ramrods--2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division--fought and helped win the Battle of Fallujah, the bloodiest episode of the Iraq War. On November 10, 2004, Bellavia single-handedly cleared a forti-fied enemy position that had pinned down a squad
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