Thomas Brennan

Nov 14, 2024 | thewarhorse.org | Thomas Brennan

My Platoon’s Fight To Survive—and Heal From—the Bloodiest Battle in IraqBy Thomas J. BrennanNovember 14, 2024A Caution To Readers: This story is an unvarnished, unsanitized firsthand account of the Second Battle of Fallujah that includes descriptions and photos that are candidly disturbing. In telling this story, I promised my fellow Marines that I would not sugarcoat our experience. Narrow metal cages sit empty in a dark, damp corner of the execution room.

Nov 10, 2024 | thewarhorse.org | Thomas Brennan

In November 2004, I was a 19-year-old lance corporal assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. We were at al-Asad, an air base in Iraq, when we were told to pack only what we could carry. We strapped our packs to the sides of seven-ton trucks and rode into the darkness in a convoy of military vehicles that stretched to the horizon. When we got to Camp Fallujah, we all knew something big was about to happen. Thousands of Marines from across multiple battalions were crammed onto the base. On Nov.

Feb 20, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Thomas Brennan |Amal Dave |Adam Diederich

2023 was a pivotal year for the emerging companies, creating new categories of winners and losers across the board. Emerging companies incorporating artificial intelligence or that have clear line of sight to positive cash flows gained significant traction. On the other hand, emerging companies in certain sectors such as packaged goods faced a tight financing market and increased regulations, squeezing margins and, in some cases, driving underfunded companies out of the market.

Nov 8, 2023 | thewarhorse.org | Thomas Brennan

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Jul 13, 2023 | gcnews.com | Thomas Brennan

In much the same manner as my early radio background enabled me to develop the listening skills to become entranced by the cadence of Vin Scully and Red Barber; I believe that comic books acted as a catalyst to my eventually becoming an avid reader.