hello there.
just thought I'd reccomend a mini series thats been running on hbo this summer called generation kill. its about one of the first marine platoons taking part in the invasion of iraq and the rolling stone reporter who was embedded with them for the duration of their tour.
you can read abit about it here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0995832/it's from the creators of the wire, based on the reporter's book. and the son of stellan skarsgaard plays one the leading characters. a truly great series. see it if you can.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSQ_7u2v_zs