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FT. LEAVENWORTH DIOP GALLERY WALK-IN VISITING HOURS The Battle of Ramadi, 2006 Effective 10/5, the DIOP is open for walk-in visits: Louis DiMarco Thursday/Friday 10a-12p and 2p-4p

The Battle of Ramadi in 2006-07 is one of the lesser-known but Saturday/Sunday 12p-4p arguably one of the fiercest and the most decisive battle of the Iraq War. This battle marked a change in the US understanding No appointment or advance registration is necessary of the war in Iraq and the adoption of highly controversial and for these days. effective tactics that reflected that changed understanding. The Battle of Ramadi would become the model for what came to be Additional hours on Tuesdays & Wednesdays 10a-12p called “The Sunni Awakening,” and for General Petraeus’s “Surge” and 2p-4p are available by advance appointment only. strategy which was implemented two years later. It foretold a very sophisticated understanding of counter-insurgency which To make an appointment and review COVID safety ultimately led to military success in Iraq. guidelines CLICK HERE. Louis DiMarco retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army in 2005 after more than 24 years of active service as an armored cavalry officer. His military assignments include cavalry troop command, instructor at the US Army Armor School, and staff assignments at all levels from Division through Joint Headquarters. Dr. DiMarco’s written work has been published by the Association of the U.S. Army, the Combat Studies Institute, and a variety of professional journals. He is also the author of the booklet Military Operations and the Middle Eastern City, and two books: War Horse: A History of the Military Horse and Rider; and Concrete Hell: Modern Urban Operations from Stalingrad to Iraq.

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