Constant Combat
This veteran-led podcast highlights the experiences of Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, starting with their harrowing 2004 deployment to Ramadi; a 9 month combat tour which resulted in the highest casualties in a single deployment - a deployment that most Americans have never heard about. Through candid conversations surrounding these events, the series also explores earlier experiences that shaped the Marines, emphasizing their grit, humor, and humanity while aiming to honor their stories authentically.
Constant Combat
Latest Episodes
Attention on Deck - Robert Weiler (Part 2 of 2)
We continue with part 2 with General Rob Weiler and he paints a vivid picture that the most dangerous moments are not always the firefight itself. Sometimes it is the handover, the quiet planning period, or the instant after contact when you re...
Attention on Deck - Robert Weiler (Part 1 of 2)
General Rob Weiler talks through his view in Ramadi 2004 and why the hard, specific details still matter, from old after action reports to the leadership culture that kept young Marines steady. We trace how counterinsurgency forced constant ada...
The Line Between Life And Death - Clayton Hall
For this one, we catch up with Clayton Hall, a Marine radio operator attached to Weapons Company in Ramadi 2004. He recalls memories through the lens of near misses, hard leadership, and the brotherhood that carried us through. We talk through ...
We Were Forced to Look Beyond Ourselves - Jesse Stephens (part 2 of 2)
Part 2, Jesse Stephens speaks about the way war can split your identity, erase your sense of home, and still leave you missing the brotherhood you had in the hooches. He shares the memories that still cling, some moments that changed his belief...
We Were Forced to Look Beyond Ourselves - Jesse Stephens (part 1 of 2)
We reconnect with Jesse Stephens from MAP 1 and trace how a motivated teenage Marine arrives in Iraq ready to win trust, then watches that belief burn away as the fight in Ramadi changes shape. The conversation moves from funny early memories t...
Fan Mail
i am savage mom and felix called me yesterday to tell me what he would be talking about. Thank you for sharing the stories. i love my Marine sons weapons co so much. They have gave somuch love and support to me and my family. They are my famiky not by blood born but by blood shed.
Cookeville, Tennessee