#6--William Dean Long (Part 1)

*Where Dean’s interests in military matters come from

*How well the Marine Corps excites and educates Marines in military history, specifically Marine Corps history

*How to interest Marines in military history

*What led Dean to join the Marine Corps and serve in the infantry

*Where Dean first learned about the 9/11 attacks

*Dean’s time serving at Marine Barracks Washington (MBW)

*His advice to first-term infantry Marines at MBW

*Dean’s time in 3/4 including the First Battle of Fallujah

*His advice for team and squad leaders

*Dean’s experiences with A/1/8 and fighting the Second Battle of Fallujah

*Serving with Elliot Ackerman

*Dean’s decision to stay in Iraq to rejoin 3/4 on its return deployment

*Working with the Iraqi military

*Seeing the war evolve over 20 months

*What the best small unit leaders do