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Kaboom : embracing the suck in a savage little war / Matt Gallagher.

by Gallagher, Matt.

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Da Capo Press, c2010.

956.70443 G162k

Gallagher, Matt.

United States. Army -- Officers -- Biography.

Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal narratives, American

9780306818806 (hbk. : alk. paper)

0306818809 (hbk. : alk. paper)

xv, 310 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

When Lieutenant Matt Gallagher began his blog with the aim of keeping his family and friends apprised of his experiences, he didn't anticipate that it would resonate far beyond his intended audience. His subjects ranged from mission details to immortality, grim stories about Bon Jovi cassettes mistaken for IEDs, and the daily experiences of the Gravediggers--the code name for members of Gallagher's platoon. When the blog was shut down in June 2008 by the U.S. Army, there were more than twentyfive congressional inquiries regarding the matter as well as reports through the military grapevine that many high-ranking officials and officers at the Pentagon were disappointed that the blog had been ordered closed.

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