#fallujah
Warrior Ethos strong as ever.
In a fire fight in a house in Fallujah, although wounded by seven AK-47 rounds and hit by more than 43 pieces of hot fragmentation from a grenade while using his body to shield an injured fellow Marine, Kasal refused to quit fighting and is credited with saving the lives of several Marines during the U.S. assault on insurgent strongholds in Fallujah in November 2004.
By the time he was carried out of the house by LCpl Chris Marquez and LCpl Dane Shaffer, Kasal had lost approximately 60 percent of his blood.[1] The photograph of Kasal, taken by photographer Lucian Read — blood-soaked and still holding his M9 pistol and KA-Bar fighting knife — being helped from the building by fellow Marines, has become one of the iconic pictures of the war.[2]
Due to the injuries, Kasal lost four inches of bone in his right leg. Kasal has undergone 21 surgeries to date in order to repair his injuries and save his leg.[3] Kasal continues his recovery from his wounds and still walks with a limp.
On May 1, 2006, in a ceremony at Camp Pendleton, Kasal was awarded the Navy Cross, followed by his promotion to Sergeant Major and reenlistment in the Marine Corps.
(source: Wikipedia)
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Another sniper overwatch after Fallujah had been taken down. (Author’s collections)
Photo and caption featured in SEALs: The US Navy’s Elite Fighting Force by Mir Bahmanyar
So yeah, this blog has probably been forgotten, and I’ve been tossing around the idea of bringing it back for some time. The biggest obstacle I’ve had with this is the simple lack of time that I have; I haven’t had the time for the past few years to devote to this like I did before, but, if this is something I want to do, I’ll going to have to make the time. Any ways, what better way to start back up than with an Albums of the Year list?
Before getting into the list, here are some honorable mentions that were amazing, but just didn’t make the cut for top 20:
King by Fleshgod Apocalypse
Wistful by Sylvaine
Dissonants by Hands like Houses
Bones of a Dying World by If These Trees Could Talk
Tired of Tomorrow by Nothing
You Will Never Be One of Us by Nails
Illusory by Cognizance
Taether by The Ritual Aura
Unholy Alliance by A Night in Texas / AngelMaker
Without further ado, here’s the list of my top 20 albums of 2016 (links to my favorite song off the album will be included for sampling purposes of course!):
20. Voices by Wormrot
God’s in His Heaven - https://youtu.be/tE4jy58lUno
19. The Elysian Grandeval Galeriarch by Infant Annihilator
Pelt of Innocent Flesh - https://youtu.be/bsXWXgLFgxc?list=PLVWeOakwdY8WjA4jVteUbtE2BvqC5YJEL
18. Dreamless by Fallujah
Wind for Wings - https://youtu.be/SoPhHabGbR8
17. Terminal Redux by Vektor
Cygnus Terminal - https://youtu.be/BpL3j8sCPAw
16. Tree City Sessions by Dance Gavin Dance
Carl Barker - https://youtu.be/aNHLKCwXjos
15. Void by Within Destruction
Rebirth of an Inverted World - https://youtu.be/waS3HZoVGLE
14. Akroasis by Obscura
Ten Sepiroth - https://youtu.be/2OZYHJ_jme0
13. All Hell by Vanna
Paranoia Euphoria - https://youtu.be/Ec4GZiP5XVY
12. Atrophy by Downfall of Gaia
Ephemerol by Downfall of Gaia - https://youtu.be/lzQCrmTgd3k
11. Chapters of Misery by Slaughter to Prevail
Beast - https://youtu.be/PxhxX4R-UTI
10. Laugh Tracks by Knocked Loose
Billy No Mates - https://youtu.be/RLITVP550dk
9. II by Vale of Pnath
Blacker Than - https://youtu.be/S3ShsWqtOVE
8. This Solitary Creation by Blidvinter
This Solitary Creation - https://youtu.be/w2Y6-7IjhDo
7. Rheia by Oathbreaker
10:56 / Second Son of R - https://youtu.be/tMTAkIDRHiA
6. The Whole of the Law by Anaal Nathrakh
On Being a Slave - https://youtu.be/OBe2yO1q-sw
5. Illuminance by Virvum
Tentacles of the Sun - https://youtu.be/g8ZcuJZ36-o
4. Before the Decay of Time by Until We Die
A Tragedy Unfolds - https://youtu.be/CBjVm74jQBM
3. Dasein by First Fragment
Emergence - https://youtu.be/xdGsJWFj4xw
2. With Regret by Expire
Hidden Love - https://youtu.be/s-LQ4o5ELOs
1. Kodama by Alcest
Je Suis D’ailleurs - https://youtu.be/0xLr4v1Lv1Q?list=PLwQ1EmeGPtWkQ7TMZ-m4SwTEqRyeFnTYy
Now, of course I missed a few amazing releases that probably would’ve changed this order had I known about them, but there’s only so much time in a year to listen to new stuff! If you guys have any suggestions for albums, I’d love to hear them!
Armajani, Siah. Fallujah. 2005. Walker Art Center, Minneapolis.
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