2nd Reconnaissance Battalion represents the top 1% of the United States Marine Corps. As a special operations asset, the Recon Marines involved in this unit train extensively in airborne, dive, sniper and many other special schools in order to prepare for combat overseas. As a member of this elite unit, Jeremy Vandekar was deployed twice to Iraq as part of a deep reconnaissance sniper team. In this book, Vandekar recounts the training behind each Recon Marine and the history and traditions behind the Recon Community. He describes in vivid detail some of the stories from combat and the...
2nd Reconnaissance Battalion represents the top 1% of the United States Marine Corps. As a special operations asset, the Recon Marines involved in thi...