Harry Martinez
Harry R. Martinez is a former enlisted Marine and U.S. Army infantryman with more than nine years of active-duty service, followed by continued service in the Army National Guard, where he retired at the rank of Sergeant Major. He was involved in three conflicts in Central America and Southwest Asia, encompassing six combat deployments and two operational rotations. He pursued academic studies in American history at American Military University. He also served nearly fifteen years with the Princeton Township Police Department, New Jersey, where he was assigned to the Patrol Division and Emergency Response Team. His memoir, ONE IS A WARRIOR, takes the reader through 2005-2006 during his deployment in Ramadi, Iraq, as the leader of a sniper team, known as Shadow 4.
One is a Warrior - Army National Guard Sniper Team’s Relentless Fight in Ramadi
When Harry Martinez volunteered, he was a police officer and a father who understood what war demands. He had served in the Marine Corps in the first Gulf War. In 2005, he arrived in Ramadi with the Army National Guard—where Al-Qaeda in Iraq hid among its citizens and every breath could be your last.
Their sniper section was tasked with one mission: find the enemy and stop them. From rooftop hides and shattered buildings, their split-second decisions saved American lives and ended others. Every victory left behind faces burned into memory, scenes that refused to fade, and a wavering faith he had to rebuild.
