Bringing the frontlines home
If you missed the first episode of Lt. Col. Oliver North’s new series about Iraq on War Stories, you can catch it in video streaming here.
On our 8th trip to the frontline of the War on Terror, FOX News’ “War Stories” team embedded with 1st Battalion, 6th Marines in Ramadi, the capital city of Iraq’s bloody al Anbar Province. To document how the families of these deployed Marines have been affected by the war, “War Stories” also traveled to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Satellite, cell phone and internet technologies have dramatically changed how troops on the frontlines stay connected to their families on the homefront. But juggling stresses at home and supporting their loved ones in harm’s way still requires remarkable perseverance and a delicate balance. All of this is made evident when you see how these families react to the Commander-in-Chief’s orders extending the Marines’ tour of duty…
With unprecedented access to American and Iraqi troops on the frontlines — and their families on the homefront — this episode of “War Stories” destroys the myth that sectarian rivalries can’t be overcome — while showing the extraordinary commitment of our troops — and their families — to winning the war.
Lt. Col. Oliver North has that commitment, and he’s one of the few voices I trust to tell this story.
