A Grunt's Life

Sep 20, 2017

Lt Murphy and his platoon take contact. Priorities shift a little bit but the mission remains the same: Kill mother f*ckers.

Sep 27, 2017

Winning Hearts and Minds means two to the chest and one to the head right?

Oct 4, 2017

IED maker is stirring up some stuff and the CO went full retard.

Oct 11, 2017

When you find the IED makers house and the wife is giving you the eyes...what would you do?

Oct 18, 2017

After returning home from the patrol the Marines are caught smaching with a prisoner by SSgt. Rich. Murphy and Rich have to tell Mohammed some unfortunate news. Mohammed responds in kind.

Oct 25, 2017

Murphy and Rich come up with an unconventional way of dealing with the Mohammed situation. Jones gets pleasantly surprised by Murphy, and Captain Berry tells Murphy he’ll be there the next day.

Nov 1, 2017

Captain Berry and 1st Sgt Gunther arrive at the patrol base but don't feel welcome and are shocked at the behavior of the Marines. Berry and Murphy have a chat that leads to a slight disagreement.

Nov 8, 2017

A Task Force Unit comes to the patrol base to plan a raid with the Marines. Their interaction is not what you’d expect.

Nov 15, 2017

The raid team returns to base and the patrol base fills with fun and laughter between the Marines and Task Force. Bonding occurs in every way possible.

Nov 22, 2017

An injured local comes to the platoon asking for help. The CO gives the order to give aid to the civilians, but LT Murphy is skeptical...

Nov 29, 2017

LT Murphy takes over and develops the battlefield after the CO's huge mistake.

Apr 20, 2022

2nd Lieutenant Murphy’s platoon encounters resistance on a raid, but a sociopathic mishap lands them on the hunt for a mystery man who is quietly running Musa Qala. The brass play an infantile game of telephone centered around Afghanistan’s “bright future.”

Apr 27, 2022

2nd Lieutenant Murphy deals with the brass at the Battalion District Center and learns that his platoon will get an Afghan National Police squad attached to them. Meanwhile his platoon searches for snatch, computers, sat phones, and stuff to steal.

May 4, 2022

The Marines of 1st Platoon experience the absurdity of integrating with Afghan forces, when a squad of Afghan Police arrive at their patrol base. Negligent discharges and racism run rampant as the debauchery on base hits a high point.

May 11, 2022

While 3rd Squad is on a mission to detain a new HVT, a brawl breaks out on base between the Marines and Afghan police squad that leaves the platoon with a new pet.

May 18, 2022

A female mechanic arrives on base to fix the generator and has a mission to smash Lance Corporal Richards, while 2nd Lieutenant Murphy has to explain the death of their HVT to Battalion Command, and Superman comes back from the dead.

May 25, 2022

Second Lieutenant Murphy zeroes in on Buhtpaki.

Aug 24, 2022

Chaplain Kelly arrives on base to deliver some special guidance to the Marines and ANP.

Aug 31, 2022

The Marines get too enthusiastic confessing their sins and 2nd Lt Murphy gets kill or capture orders.

Sep 14, 2022

Marines recounting Azim’s death let their bloodlust erupt into mortal combat on the patrol base, and 2nd Lt Murphy gets the mission he’s been waiting for.

Sep 28, 2022

The platoon goes after Mohammed al-Buhtpaki, and get more than they expected.