tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64631033960435216892012-02-16T04:24:34.691-05:00Greg Janney's 2008 escort of Gold Star dad John Wroblewski to site in Ramadi where his son, USMC 2Lt J.T. Wroblewski, ten other Marines, and a Navy Corpsman were killed in an ambush on 6 April 2004. This first visit and memorial service at the actual site in Iraq was to honor all twelve men of 2/4 Marines lost that day. Iraq's reconstruction, security, and the religious genocide of Iraq's native Christians are also featured.Greg Janneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141672728980987392noreply@blogger.comBlogger591100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463103396043521689.post-59677024041944184162011-12-03T09:08:00.006-05:002011-12-03T10:11:36.002-05:00

As I watched the news on Friday about the hand over of Camp Victory to the Iraqis, I mentally walked through the facility again with the camera crews and anchor, reliving my visit there in 2007. Despite the appearance of the elegant building, marble rotunda and columns, gold plated faucets, expansive balconies, and moat (with its' shell-pocked guard tower), the facility is all a facade.I learned

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Seven years ago today, 12 young men of 2-4 Marines "Echo" Company lost their lives in a cowardly ambush in a marketplace on the east side of Ramadi, Iraq. They died bravely in the performance of their duties as U.S. Marines and the U.S. Navy. One of these men, 2Lt J.T. Wroblewski, is the son of my friend John Wroblewski. On 6 Mar 2008, John and I stood in the narrow Ramadi alleyway where his son

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It was six years ago today, 6 April 2004, that 12 men of 2-4 Marines were killed in action in an ambush in east Ramadi, Iraq. On 6 Mar 2008, Gold Star father John Wroblewski visited the ambush site in Ramadi to perform a memorial service for his son, 2Lt. J.T. Wroblewski, and the other 11 heroes that fell with him in combat.This is unedited video of the memorial service shot by USMC Cpl Angel.

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U.S. mainstream media outlets seem to be hesitant to use seasoned/experienced photojournalists with U.S. military embed experience lately. Why? 1) Cheaper: It is cheaper for MSM to pay UPI a small fee for "wire reports" from "local sources" (foreign media personnel whose sources may or may not be verifiable.) 2) Less liability: Using foreign media (local sources) also absolves the media outlet

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What were you doing on April 6, 2004? While most of us went about our daily lives, members of 2/4 Marines Echo Company were fighting and dying in Ar-Ramadi, Iraq, and twelve families’ lives were forever changed. On a day that few of us remember, 11 Marines and a Navy Corpsman were killed during a daylight ambush in a narrow, concrete block-lined alley 8000 miles from home. I know the father of

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President Ahmadinejad and Iranian officials have recently promised to construct many more nuclear facilities in response to possible sanctions by the U.N. Some media consultants proclaim this an idle threat due to Iran's lack of resources. Regardless of their ability to follow-through, Iran long ago declared war against the U.S. by providing Iranian elite special forces troops (Quods) the means

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I would like to introduce you to a fellow photojournalist, a very talented (and brave!) photographer named Simon Klingert. I first met Simon at CPIC (Central Press Information Center) in Baghdad's Green Zone on 2 Mar 2008. My first impression of Simon Klingert was one of astonishment. This 20+ year old German student had completed (and financed) many self-assignments in areas that are extremely

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This video is an interview of the Humvee crew members of RCT 1, 3/1 Marines and John Wroblewski in Iraq on 4 March 2008 following our patrol to Faris, Iraq. Crew members featured are: "CC" Carlsen Crosby (.50 BMG gunner); Sam Michaels (vehicle commander); Christian Martinez (driver); and John Wroblewski (Gold Star father of USMC 2Lt. J.T.Wroblewski, who was KIA in Ramadi, Iraq on 6 Apr 2004

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Hello everyone. I have some more videos to share with you from my 2008 embed in Iraq. The first video was filmed after Iraqi children made a 17 pack of Wrigley's Chewing Gum "disappear" in about 10 seconds. School children on their way home in Faris, Iraq surrounded me to get a stick of Wrigley's. The video begins a few seconds after the gum has been handed out.After the children get all the gum

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I am incredibly shocked and saddened to report that one of my US Army Ranger friends and colleagues, Major Kevin Jenrette of Lula, Georgia was killed in action in Afghanistan on 5 June 2009 along with 2 other soldiers, "Staff Sgt. John C. Beale, 39, of Riverdale; and Spc. Jeffrey W. Jordan, 21, of Rome, died near Kapisa, Afghanistan of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device" (

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This address is for the 15 minute Pajamas TV interview with John Wroblewski and I last Friday, 26 April 2009. The interview is done by Bill Whittle, PJTV Commentator on PJ Daily TV at http://www.pjtv.com/video/PJTV_Daily/A_Father%27s_Journey_to_Iraq/1771/Please take the time to rate and comment on these recent media efforts to recognize the Wroblewski family, and the loss of at least twelve other

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This clip shows John Wroblewski in our RCT 1 Humvee on the road back to Fallujah after our patrol and mission in Faris, Iraq.Good video and comments.

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This is part 1 of 2 - A cool video made by 3/1 Marines RCT1 gunner "CC" Crosby's "Turret Cam video" as our Humvee heads toward Fallujah after our mission to Faris and the reconstruction project. A gunner's eye view from behind his M2 .50 cal machine gun from the gun turret, shot by future director, C. Crosby of 3/1 Marines RCT1. Thanks "CC"!

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Today is 6 April 2009 and marks the 5th anniversary of the ambush of 2/4 Marines, Echo Company in Ramadi, Iraq in an alley next to the marketplace on Route Gypsum. Eleven Marines and a Navy Corpsman lost their lives in this alley five years ago today, fighting and dying for their fellow Marines, and while proudly serving our country in the United States Marine Corps and the U.S. Navy.Let's

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This video shows the U.S. funded reconstruction project of an irrigation facility near the Tigris River. Local dignitaries, Mayor of Faris, local businessmen, U.S. military personnel view the completed project in operation as 3/1 and 1/4 Marines provide security for the group.

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Our Humvee cruises main street in Faris, Iraq. You can hear Vehicle Commander S. Michaels' voice in the background describing the general security situation in their AO (area of operations.)

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The Humvee of RCT1 (our vehicle) enters Faris, Iraq. Vehicle Commanders S. Michaels' voice can be heard in the background.

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Here is John looking at the kids waving from the side of the road as we head out of Fallujah to Faris, Iraq on our 4 Mar 2008 patrol with 3/1 Marines.

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This clip is a quick shot of the interior of our Humvee as we begin a patrol with 3/1 Marines along the road from from Fallujah to Faris, Iraq. You can see our driver C. Martinez, the legs of our gunner C. Crosby (who is in the turret manning a Browning M2 .50 cal machine gun!) and John Wroblewski.

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Great news everyone! An original story I have written, along with my photos of John Wroblewski's visit to Ramadi, Iraq is the featured, front page article on www.parcbench.com today. I hope you will take the time to view this article and post a comment. Brett Joshpe and the staff have been very enthusiastic about this story and worked hard to get it published before the 6 April anniversary of the

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This clip of 2 Blackhawk helicopters was shot as Wroblewski and I began walking across the tarmac at the Baghdad International Airport to board one of them. Video or photographs at the airport are strictly against OPSEC (operational security.) However, my low quality video (posted over one year later) was hardly an OPSEC issue, then or now. Listen to the background audio, which is incredibly

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This very brief (and dark) video shows John Wroblewski's "can do" attitude as he gives me a "thumbs up" after we have boarded a C130 aircraft prior to our departure from Kuwait to BIAP (Baghdad International Airport.)

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Both John Wroblewski and I are exhausted after 30+ hours with little sleep, following our 18+ hour series of flights to get to Kuwait. This video shows John aboard the C130 in Kuwait prior to our departure for Baghdad International Airport.

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Short clip of John aboard Air Force C-130 as we prepare to depart Kuwait for Baghdad International Airport at 0700 hours (after staying awake throughout 29 February in order to make roll call "wait list" for US Embassy flight.)

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John Wroblewski and I have arrived safely in Kuwait on 28 February 2008, and quickly prepare to depart for Iraq. Very spartan quarters that all of our troops experience in Kuwait on their "layover" before they head to their next stop in Iraq. Constant roar of the diesel electric generators, along with 24/7 arrivals and departures of troops and contract employees make this desert stopover a

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John Wroblewski makes his video debut during our KLM flight over Iraq as we head toward Kuwait City, Kuwait on 28 Feb 2008. I think that he is deep in thought about our journey (and the reason for it: We are returning to Iraq to visit the site where John's son, USMC 2Lt J.T. Wroblewski, was mortally wounded during an ambush in east Ramadi on 6 April 2004. Ten other Marines and a Navy Corpsman

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Here are short videos I shot during our flight from Amsterdam to Kuwait as we flew over eastern Turkey, and later, Iraq.

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I have finally recovered over 40 videos that I made during our embed assignment in Iraq last year from a damaged laptop.As promised, I will begin posting these videos (40+) within this forum today.This is raw unedited video. Please be kind with comments and critiques. I am a much better photographer than a videographer, but I did what I could to capture this aspect of our trip, and (finally)

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As the first anniversary of my and John Wroblewski's journey to Iraq approaches, I will be posting unedited video shot on 6 Mar 2008 of our historic visit on 6 Mar 2008 to the actual site where his son, USMC 2Lt J.T. Wroblewski, ten other US Marines, and a Navy Corpsman were killed in a Ramadi ambush on 6 April 2004. This video (shot by USMC Combat Cameraman Cpl Angel) was used along with my

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Currently, Palestinian militants are launching homemade and Iranian manufactured unguided rockets into Israeli civilian areas on an ongoing basis. Meanwhile, Israel is responding to these terror attacks through intelligence research, and has since surveyed and attacked Palestinian CNC (command and control sites), weapons caches, smuggling tunnels, rocket/mortar launch sites, and clandestine

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It was great to see that the USMC is pulling Marines and equipment out of Camp Fallujah this week. I watched Fox News video today of the dismantling of this huge military industrial installation. Since John Wroblewski and I spent some time there during our February - March 2008 embed with the USMC, it was very surreal (but also inspirational!) to see once familiar landmarks/buildings/barriers

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Due to many requests, I have included a selection of photographs from my first embed assignment in Iraq with Martha Zoller, Gold Star father John Wroblewski, and LTC R. Quinn. (This is only a small sample, and I'll get more photos posted soon.)

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Hello again friends, families and supporters of our deployed troops.I'd like to introduce a new "guest" blogger, Leslie McDonald, who is the wife of a U.S. Marine NCO, currently stationed "over there", serving our country in his second deployment.I've known Mrs. McDonald for about a year now, and she is articulate, and well-informed. She offers a unique perspective on not only what it is like to

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I am honored to announce that tonight at 6:00 p.m., FOX News will broadcast the story of my and John Wroblewski's visit to Ar Ramadi, Iraq on 6 Mar 2008 to perform a memorial service for John's son, USMC 2nd Lt. J.T. Wroblewski and the eleven other men who were KIA at that spot on 6 Apr 2004. This national broadcast is the culmination of 15 months of my efforts to assist John in visiting the site

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After the recent flare-up in violence in the Shiia majority areas of Basra and Sadr City in Baghdad, Moqtada Sadr (the self-proclaimed Mullah of Iraq's Shiia majority) ONLY took eleven days to announce to the world that the recent Shiia attacks on coalition forces were a mistake by rival Shiia insurgents designed to discredit his authority.Strangely enough, even though these were "rogue Shiia

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First, I must apologize for the long delay in posting. Attending school full time while running my business (and keeping my clients happy) caused me to fall behind. Please view often as I have plenty of photos and stories to post.Why is there fighting in formerly peaceful Sadr City and Basra? The surge had dramatically reduced violence, but now our troops are fighting in those areas.The reasons

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"Where do the Marines sleep? What type of rooms do they live in? Do they have to sleep outside on the ground? Do they have beds to sleep in? Do they have bathrooms and showers?" All these questions, and many more have been asked of me since I returned home from Iraq on 13 March from a 2+ week embed assignment in Fallujah and Ar Ramadi, Iraq.I have posted some photographs to show everyone some of

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John and I had the opportunity to attend a meeting between some of the local sheiks (tribal leaders who are respected mediators within their locale) and local USMC officers to review some issues within their areas of concern. These meetings are key to the social and local political relationships within Arab life, and must be cultivated over time. In order to both maintain and cultivate these

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If you are a Christian, and your son or daughter was killed because of your faith, what would you do? If your Muslim neighbor came to you and said, "Your daughters must convert to Islam and marry our sons, or we will kill your entire family," how would you respond? "Convert or die" is the message of choice for Islamic jihadists in Baghdad and Iraq who are working overtime to rid Iraq of "infidel"

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I apologize to everyone for the delay in posting. John and I arrived back in Atlanta late on 13 Mar, but each of us still had a little traveling to do before we were safely home.John had to make a connecting Delta flight back to the East Coast, and I had to drive about 2 hours north before I finally arrived home.I just now spoke with John for the first time since we said farewell in Atlanta on 13

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Reconstruction is in progress everywhere you look in this formerly war-torn city, which used to be called "The Most Dangerous City in the World." Local Iraqis are working hard throughout their city to clean up debris, construct fences, rebuild medians with colorful pavers, construct flower boxes and traffic circles, and install street lights.From what I understand, there is enough work available

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These children are incredible. Very shy at first, they quickly warm to our presence, and before long are asking to have their pictures taken. They are very smart, and even though they have suffered a great deal during the war, still have most of their childlike innocence intact. Cries of "Meestah! Meestah!" ring loudly as we walk down the street during our four hour foot patrol through the very

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John and I accompanied Captain Martin and the 2/8 Marines Weapons Company on a four hour foot patrol to pass out humanitarian aid in Ramadi. The Marines filled a trailer with cans of kerosene, blankets, jackets, kerosene heaters, and a couple of generators and headed into a neighborhood that had been identified as possibly needing some assistance.We also visited the home of a 1+ year old girl who

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Greg Janneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141672728980987392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463103396043521689.post-77617525228514466252008-03-09T09:39:00.002-04:002008-03-09T09:51:26.299-04:00

John and I have been extremely busy the last couple of days doing foot patrols with elements of the 2-8 Marines in Ramadi. Yesterday, we spent over 4 hours doing a foot patrol, covering approximately 2 miles on foot through the city with some of America's best.Since we are headed out again soon, I will have to wait until tomorrow to post the 200+ photos that I have taken over the last few days.

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On 6 March, John Wroblewski, along with USMC Major General Kelly, and PSD Company of the 2-8 Marines performed a historic ceremony honoring 2Lt. J.T. Wroblewski and ten other Marines, and a Navy Corpsman, at the exact site in Ramadi where these brave men lost their lives on 6 April 2004. The list of the fallen is as follows: LCPL Benjamin Carman, LCPL Marcus Cherry, PFC Christopher Cobb, LCPL

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Yesterday was by far the best day we've had in Iraq so far. We spent the entire day with the Marines of 3-1 and 1-4, presently stationed in Fallujah. These young men were outstanding in every facet of their interaction with us, and the performance of their duties. From our introduction before dawn until very late in the day, they went out of their way to welcome us, answer any questions we had,

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We're getting closer to Ramadi, our final destination. Still safe and sound (Thank God!) The weather continues to be favorable, although we had a "Mars-like" twilight most of the afternoon. Winds stir desert sand until the air takes on a reddish tint - not a sand storm, but just a reddish haze that obscures everything. Camp Fallujah is like a health club for masochists. You can eat almost all

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We've transitioned to our new unit to begin the next phase of our travels. After another exhilarating rotary wing aircraft flight, John and I met our new Public Affairs Officer at the airport. Incredibly, we had met MSGT E once before, during our January 2007 embed (and what a meeting it was, too!)While Martha Zoller, LTC Quinn, John and I were embedded with the 3rd Infantry Division in

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After three days journey, John and I have arrived in Iraq. We've been very fortunate that the weather has been good, and that our U.S. Army Public Affairs Officers and NCO's have been incredibly thorough, and friendly professionals. I've never met a more dedicated bunch of soldiers in Public Affairs, especially in light of our road weary bodies and minds. We have started and ended our journey to

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John and I made it to Kuwait safely. Now awaiting transport to Baghdad and on. Thanks for taking the time to keep us in your thoughts and prayers. More tomorrow.

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I had made several attempts to embed before January 2007, but the assignments never worked out due to my schedule. In December 2006, radio talk show host Martha Zoller asked me if I would accompany her on her second embed assignment to photograph the trip and her interviews of the troops. Her primary goal was to get Gold Star father John Wroblewski, to the site in Ramadi where his son, USMC 2nd

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