The Green Side

A Postscript Explained:

The Green Side has a letter from the front. It is a complete account of the battle for Fallujah -- at least, as complete as has been written so far. Some future Teddy Roosevelt or Henry Cabot Lodge may write a better, fuller version in future days. For now, this will do.

At the end, the author, Marine LtCol Dave Bellon, mentions some writing he encountered on "Kos' Bridge":

On the Fallujah side of the bridge where the Americans were hung there is some Arabic writing on the bridge. An interpreter translated it for me as we walked through. It read: "Long Live the Mujahadeen. Fallujah is the Graveyard for Americans and the end of the Marine Corps."

You may remember a story from earlier this week about a message the 3/5 Marines left on that bridge:

This is for the Americans of Blackwater that were murdered here in 2004.
Semper Fidelis
3/5

P.S. Fuck you.

Now it all makes perfect sense.