EXCLUSIVE: Marine Cody Alford on Seeing Insurgents Use Children as Human Shields in Iraq

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Part 3: Marine Cody Alford: Insurgents Used Women & Children as Human Shields in Battle of Fallujah
Part 1: Marine Cody Alford on Getting Shot in the Head on 1st Day of Battle of Fallujah

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Marine veteran and scout sniper Cody Alford sits down with Vlad to reflect on combat in Fallujah, the Iraq War, and the moral weight carried by service members after battle. Alford discusses rules of engagement, civilian casualties, PTSD, military mental health, and why he believes war offers no “clean” outcome. The conversation also addresses insurgents exploiting civilians, including reports of children being used to trigger IEDs or placed in danger as human shields. Vlad references past interviews with Robert O’Neill and Dale Comstock, including debates over the Osama bin Laden raid and acceptable risk in high-value target missions. Alford also breaks down Operation Steel Curtain, describing Marine Expeditionary Unit movements from San Diego through Hawaii and the shift toward booby traps, vehicle-borne IEDs, tunnels, and urban guerrilla tactics across Iraq.

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