Brad Colbert
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Brad Colbert is a retired United States Marine, whose platoon's role in the 2003 invasion of Iraq was featured in a series of articles in Rolling Stone by Evan Wright. Wright was an embedded reporter
Colbert giving a speech in September 2012
1st Reconnaissance Battalion
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The 1st Reconnaissance Battalion is a reconnaissance battalion in the United States Marine Corps. It is a stand-alone battalion with no parent regiment. Instead, it falls directly under the command of
Brad Colbert
…Commendation Medal for valor for his role in taking out an enemy missile battery. In the Iraq War, his platoon, the 2nd Platoon of Bravo Company of the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion led by Lieutenant Nathaniel Fick, was often at the spearhead of the initial invasion, with his team, of which he was team leader, often on point. For…
1st Reconnaissance Battalion insignia
1st Reconnaissance Battalion Sign, ca. 1967.
1st Recon Battalion in Afghanistan.
1st Recon preparing for an upcoming deployment with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit at Camp Pendleton, Calif, July 15, 2013