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During the early part of Dessert Storm, (2003-2004) when this took place, we didnt know the extent of the determination or capabilities of the insurgents. SADR City was a shithole and a stronghold on the outskirts of Baghdad. The lack of radios and the lack of armor on our vehicles was symbolic of our unpreparedness. I dont have any personnel knowledge of this specific event in 2004. At that time I was in Bosnia, however, I was in Iraq 2006-2007 during the surge. By this time everybody had radios, and the vehicles that went out in the field, (not in a FOB) were all heavily up-armored, so things were different, and our troops better protected and prepared. I was aviation, and cant even begin to try to say I experienced what the brave soldiers on the ground experienced. But I can tell you my experience from the air, and my conversations with soldiers that were on the ground tell me that what you are seeing in this series is pretty damn realistic and true to life. The portrayal of the soldiers departures and the fears of the families left behind is VERY real. During my time, I was very lucky! I came home, and I came home physically unscathed. But I did lose friends while there, whose families still have the pain of their loss. Whether or not you supported our being there, those that served, ESPECIALLY the ones portrayed in this series, were heroes and their experiences were life changing!