With Part 2, Jose Miranda starts with a streak of fire and close encounter with an Army unit during a friendly fire incident. He moves through several blasts, and carnage that defined a brutal summer in Ramadi. Jose closes with coming home, and the slow work of finding small joys and trusted voices.
• the Army engagement
• Operation Treasure Island and body recovery on the river
• May 12 KIA and the May 29 engineer IED and Echo VBIED
• checkpoint split‑second decisions and civilian misreads
• rumors, alcohol accusations, and SOG duty
• leadership under pressure
• stand‑down anxiety and distrust during handover
• homecoming and social withdrawal
• career moves to Edson Range and a quiet Fallujah tour
• why personal accounts complete the larger picture
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