boyhood of, 11-14
combat butterflies of, 79
Marine Corps training of, 14-17, 142
marriage of, 17-19
medals of, 10, 287
resignation from Marines by, 290, 293
return home by, 288-93
telephone calls back home by, 145-46, 179, 276, 288
on television, 273-75
youthful eye injury of, 13
Coughlin, Kim (wife), 17-19, 44, 57-58, 63-64, 145-46
author’s return and, 283, 288-90
Courville, Jean-Paul, 219-20, 222
Dagnino, Enrico, 206, 208, 211, 275
Darkside Six (McCoy’s radio call sign), 67, 83, 99
democracy, Baghdad discussion of, 261-62
Desert Storm (1991 attack on Iraq), 72-73, 100-1, 111
divisions, Iraqi
Al Nida, 181, 189
Baghdad, 167, 175
Medina, 72, 80, 83-84, 104
51st Mechanized, 67-68, 72, 83-84, 93, 95-97, 132
divisions, U.S.
1st Armored, 283
1st Marine, 41, 102, 109, 146, 164, 188, 217, 245
3rd Infantry, 79, 163, 187
3rd Marine, 42
4th Infantry, 101
10th Mountain, 1-3, 8-10, 49
82nd Airborne, 70-80, 190
101st Airborne, 70-80, 101, 163, 190
Diwaniyah.
Diyala River, bridge over, 194-95, 210-35
DPICM (Dual-Purpose Improved Conventional Munitions), 94-95
Dragon Eye unmanned drones, 60
dune buggies, 43
Dunn, Sean, 172-73
Eby, Chris, 103-4, 106-7
Engel, Richard, 273-74
Euphrates River, 82, 104-5, 108, 163
Evnin, Mark, x, 114, 155-57, 169, 171-73, 176, 179, 221
“Expectations of Combat Leaders” (McCoy), 189
FAC (forward air controller), 4-5
Falcon View computer imagery, 60
Fallujah (Iraq), 293
flag of Iraq, 239, 265-66
flak jacket, 176
Force Recon, 106, 113, 194, 280-82
France, 73
free speech, author in Baghdad on, 261-62
French Foreign Legion, 9
friendly fire, 91-95
Fuentes, Orlando “Panda Bear,” x, 74-75, 85-88, 92, 120, 130, 132, 135, 152-54, 158, 200, 214, 218-21, 233, 242, 252, 254, 257, 263
Geneva Convention, 189
George Air Force Base (California), 30-39
German television crew, 279
ghillie suit, 139
Grasso, Christopher, 188
Green Berets, 49
Greene, Bart, 272-74
Guadalcanal, in World War II, 199
guerrilla attacks, 66, 102, 141, 181-82, 187-88, 192-93, 225-26, 277
Haiti, 30
Hajil (Iraq), 124, 140
hajj, Shi’ite, 286
Harding, Mike, 213, 221, 227
Harrier fighter jet, 177
Hathcock, Carlos, 23-24, 27
heat exhaustion, 217
helicopters, 4-7, 84, 96, 101, 135, 172
Hellfire missile, 88, 115
“Hells Bells” (song), 68
Hercules M88 tank recovery vehicle, 264, 267
Houston, Don, 148-49, 160-61
Howell, Dave,, 113-14, 171-72, 221-22, 240, 249, 252
Hue (Vietnam), 131
Human Exploitation Teams, 59, 120
human shields, antiwar, 261
Hummer, Steve, 43, 48, 181, 217
Humvees, 60-61, 69, 74, 85, 92-93, 108, 113, 117, 119-20, 135, 141, 201, 248
armament of, 61, 75
modified as CAATs, 68.
number of, on drive to Baghdad, 104, 106
rate of loss of, 121
as shooting platforms, 125-27
Hussein.
infantry soldier, as dominant factor of victory, 26-27
innocent people, killing of, 225, 231-34, 251
insect problems, 150
Intelligence and Psychological Operations (Psy Ops), 137
Iran, in “axis of evil,” 49
Iraq
Americans as liberators of, 100, 133, 149, 240, 259-67, 279, 286
anti-Americanism in, 263
army of
Al Nida Division, 181, 189
Baghdad Division, 167, 175
command and control destroyed, 245
