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unbelievable....
Thank you all brave soldiers , the ones that made it and especially , the ones that did not.

When the Battle of Falluja first started I made a comment here
that it would go down in history as a 'great fight' in the annuls of our illustrious military. Someone replied that
it was only a mere blip compared to big fights of the past.
Reading this , I have to feel I was correct . Deserved battle streamers shall be added to the Unit Colors for Falluja , I have no doubt.
To the men who have fought there , we shall never forget you. And don't worry about what to tell your children , you are all magnificent hero's....

Deserved battle streamers shall be added to the Unit Colors for Falluja , I have no doubt.

Sorry to be a party-pooper, but streamers are added for campaigns, not battles. Desert Shield & Desert storm were designated as two separate campaigns, so those units got two streamers, for example. If I understand the system correctly, every unit that fights in Iraq will be entitled to one banner -- Iraqi Freedom. Those who fought/will fight in Afghanistan will get one for Enduring Freedom.

The military is intentionally trying to keep things like campaign streamers and ribbons to a minimum in order to prevent the image that we're doing this for glory (and that we're not rubbing it in to our vanquished foes). There are good reasons for doing so, but it does prevent units like the one depicted in this article from being fully recognized for some of their efforts.