Above: Bartholdt goes on a morning drive to Habbaniya while embedded with U.S. troops in Iraq. Left: A convoy security team consisting of Lance Cpl. Chris Musick on top of the Humvee, Cpl. Steven "Skinny" D. Jordan, and Lance Cpl. Arthur Morales are seen at a staging area before leaving the wire to Fallujah.
September 15, 2021
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Tales from the Iraq War
Former Press reporter Ralph Bartholdt spent time as a journalist embedded with U.S. troops in Iraq
The first time Ralph Bartholdt encountered a young U.S. Marine corporal called Skinny, he was eating popcorn and listening to radio communications.