It was the last-chance moment of the war. In January 2007, President George W. Bush announced an new strategy for Iraq. It became known as "the surge." "Many listening tonight will ask why this effort will succeed when the previous operations to secure Baghdad did not. Well, here are the differences," he told a skeptical nation. Among those listening were the young, optimistic army infantry soldiers of the 2-16, the battalion nicknamed the Rangers. About to head to a vicious area of Baghdad, they decided the difference would be them. Fifteen months later, the soldiers returned home -- forever changed. What is the true story of the surge? And was it really as success?

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