Army captain travis patriquin along with marine corps major. Book overview for six months in 2006, a charismatic young u. Captain travis patriquin and the awakening of iraq. Army captain and arab linguist travis patriquin, who rallied support for a tribal revolt by sunni arab sheiks of anbar province against al qaeda, creating a turning point that. He galvanized american support for the sunni awakening, the tribal revolt against al qaeda that spread through the province and eventually. The american soldier dubbed the lawrence of iraq bbc news. At the time ramadi was the source of some of the worst violence in the country, having claimed the lives of hundreds of us soldiers. On december 6, 2010, america lost its young lawrence of arabia in ramadi, hopefully he will never be forgotten and will be studied as an important part of counterinsurgency history, theory, and. Captain travis patriquin and the awakening of iraq by veteran journalist william doyle, a carefully reported and. In 2006 the army sent patriquin s brigade to reclaim to the city of ramadi from al qaeda. Captain travis patriquin was an arabicspeaking career soldier who. Army officer candidates school, he served in conventional and special operations units in the united states. He served as director of original programming for hbo, and he is coproducer of the. The heroic story of muslimamerican military officer hamayun khan recalls the memory of another young american who died on the battlefield of iraq.
Travis patriquin and sheik sattar abu risha were major figures in the amazingly quick evolution of iraqs. Deanes work stays low and moves fast through the people and events who turned americas involvement in iraq from bitter urban fighting into the anbar awakening, and later the surge. This essay is based on research conducted from the authors recently released book, a soldiers dream. Captain travis patriquin was an arabicspeaking career soldier who helped to develop the socalled sunni awakening and in so doing helped to turn around the us war in iraq. Army commander from missouri trained in special forces whose gift with foreign languages and genuine interest in arab culture allowed him to win over iraqi tribes in their mutual struggles against alqaeda. The incredible true story of a fallen american hero who was instrumental in turning the tide of violence in the iraq war. I photographed patriquin s desk, which was covered with bumper stickers such as george orwells observation that we sleep safely in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence upon those who would do us harm. Army captain avowed terrorists are not muslims forbes. At the beginning of captain travis patriquin s deployment to iraq, he was interviewed for a simulated media training exercise by the army. Captain travis patriquin and the awakening of iraq by william doyle 2012, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. He served as director of original programming for hbo, and he is coproducer of the pbs special navy seals. Captain travis patriquin and the awakening of iraq, an american insurrection, inside the oval office, and a mission from god with james meredith.
Powerpoint at war how one soldier changed us strategy in iraq. First patriquin award recipient to be recognized article. Captain travis patriquin and the awakening of iraq book online at best prices in india on. A tribute to captain travis patriquin small wars journal. Did one young american soldier help change the course of iraq war.
This is the true story of a man who loved iraq, and a soldier who helped engineer the turning point of the iraq war. Travis patriquin, a young special forces officer, had already won a bronze star in afghanistan before being transferred to iraq. Blackfive great in the woods godspeed captain travis patriquin december 11, 2006 re. Captain travis patriquin and the awakening of iraq, highlights the efforts of one soldier whose dream helped capture the momentum of the sunni awakening in iraq in 2006. The piece includes a field interview with her friend captain travis patriquin, who. Capt travis lyle patriquin 19742006 find a grave memorial. Captain travis patriquin and the awakening of iraq and col. Army captain and arab linguist named travis patriquin unleashed a diplomatic and. David this is a repost of an article from last year. Captain patriquin, who was in the 2nd battalion, 3rd field artillery regiment, 1st brigade combat team, 1st armored division, made a difference in everything that he did i know that he received the bronze star with valor device for fighting in opanaconda. Michelle malkin the patriquin plannow in video february 2, 2007 re. The inspiring story of one soldier in iraq in 2006 determined to make peace with warring tribal factions. Captain travis patriquin and the awakening of iraq by william doyle was released in june 2011.
The cias secret victory in iraq small wars journal. Captain travis patriquin and the awakening of iraq ebook. In 1984, his father took a job in the chicago area, and the family followed to lockport in 1985. The success of the bin laden raid represents an exceedingly rare public triumph for the. A soldiers dream by william doyle overdrive rakuten. Army captain and arab linguist named travis patriquin unleashed a diplomatic and cultural charm offensive upon the sunni arab sheiks of anbar province, the heart of darkness of the iraqi insurgency. According to a recent book on captain patriquins legacy, it even ended up in the inbox of. This interview, courtesy of his family, was used in the. The men who triumphed over iraqs deadliest city and.
The cias secret victory in iraq by william doyle editors note. Great in the woods godspeed captain travis patriquin. Blackfive travis patriquin and the heroes run june 5, 2007 one reason why the words of senator schumer piss me the hell off are. The gamble is mostly a book about american generals. In the summer of 2006, usmc public affairs officer amy forsythe produced this report on ramadi. Thankfully, author william doyle will soon publish a soldiers dream.
Captain travis patriquin and the awakening of iraq monday december 6, 2010 7. From january to june 2006, i served with travis in tal afar, iraq, after the. Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country. Travis patriquin devised a strategy that trained the sunni tribes to fight al qaeda cbs news the end of the war in iraq was made possible by a strategy called the awakening. Britton sends this note about a special operations soldier currently civil affairs for 1ad that was killed in iraq. William doyle is the coauthor, with former us navy seal chris kyle, of american gun. Army captain and arabic linguist named travis patriquin unleashed a diplomatic and cultural charm offensive upon the sunni sheiks of anbar province, the heart of. How one soldiers strategy turned tide in iraq cbs news. Captain travis patriquin and the awakening of iraq in the summer of 2011. Featured movies all video latest this just in prelinger archives democracy now. Doyle energetically spotlights the daring, risky work of cpt.