Pecina

Kelly calls Pecina: "That is our f-- k-up and blunder.

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"Engaged and destroyed truck," Pecina says, then reconsiders.

The Grunt's War 2007

After a vehicle catches fire in the desert, Pecina can't believe it when the men manage to get out with their Hostess cakes, but forget their radios.

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Pecina is exasperated by one particularly needy grunt, Pfc. Phillip Davis, a somewhat clumsy soldier who is mercilessly teased by the others.

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But victory, when it is achieved, will be owed as much to the steadfastness of soldiers like Marcone and Pecina as it will be to the genius of the war planners.

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Captain Pecina does not have his commanding officer's yearning to make history.

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"It always feels good to move in battalion," Pecina says.

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Balding, a little paunchy, Pecina has an easy smile and a harried manner.

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Then, Pecina, who had not slept in two days, lay down and rested, nearby his men asleep in the dirt.

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Pecina is worried about shortages of water, food, ammo and parts.

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