Marine Recon

Season 1

This is the real war in Iraq with real soldiers and real terrorists. And real footage so intense you'll forget you're not really there. Experience the fears, frustrations and raw emotions of real soldiers in this 4-part documentary.

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Military and War•Documentary

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S1 E1 - Brothers In Arms
July 31, 2005
48min
13+
Meet the men of Alpha Company in the U.S. Marine Corps' 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion and experience their final weeks of training before deploying to Iraq. With Hollywood special effects and actors, see how these Marines prepare for a new kind of war.
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S1 E2 - Strangers in a Strange Land
July 31, 2005
53min
13+
Join Alpha Company in Iraq's Sunni Triangle where it's 115 degrees by 8:30 a.m. Go with them as they hunt insurgents, a job that can seem tedious-until an IED detonates underneath your vehicle or a suicide bomber blows himself up 30 feet in front of you.
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S1 E3 - In The Wilderness of Zaidon
July 31, 2005
52min
13+
Get inside the heads of the men of Alpha Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, and find out why they became Marines. Then find out what is behind Iraqi insurgents' actions. Patrol with the Marines under the scorching sun and the constant threat of death.
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S1 E4 - Rules of Engagement
July 31, 2005
52min
13+
Alpha Company's mission is winding down, and the Marines are fighting an unexpected and extremely dangerous enemy: complacency. But the Marines need to stay on their toes as they hunt down a notorious terrorist named "Scarface."
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