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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
A Ground Pounder in the Gun Line - David Escalante
Its a flurry of moments from David Escalante to trace his path from a half rations private to a combat-tested Marine in Ramadi in 2004. He talks us through the moments that are still clear in his mind, from incoming mortars and raids, to taking...
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What Happens After You Accept Death - William Webster (part 2 of 2)
Part 2 with Billy Webster from Mobile Assault Platoon 2 and trace the days when contact kept stacking, ammo ran low, and every decision started to feel permanent. He also talks honestly about what follows you home, how we cope in the quiet mome...
What Happens After You Accept Death - William Webster (part 1 of 2)
We talk with William Webster about arriving as a brand-new Marine and getting rushed into a Ramadi deployment where the mission keeps changing and the gear never feels caught up. Billy relives the night of April 4, the first major casualty for ...
Never was a Good Knife Made of Bad Steel - Curtis Neill (part 3 of 3)
Closing part 3 with Curtis Neill, we trade stories about Ramadi 2004, from split-second rooftop decisions to convoy fights where an RPG almost hits the truck. We also talk about leadership, ego, and how we keep the people we lost present by pre...
Never was a Good Knife Made of Bad Steel - Curtis Neill (part 2 of 3)
In Part 2, Curt digs down into Ramadi’s early fights, from a tense rescue at a pump house to the street-level choices that are still vivid years later. We also unpack a chaotic Abrams friendly fire incident, the injuries and silence that follow...
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