Rep. Ruben Gallego’s new book, “They Called Us ‘Lucky’: The Life and Afterlife of the Iraq War’s Hardest Hit Unit,” isn’t your typical political memoir. It’s earthy, candid and, in the words of CQ Roll Call’s own Jim Saksa, a “warts-and-all account of war.”

On this episode of the Political Theater podcast, Saksa sits down with the Arizona Democrat to talk about the book and the stories behind it.

Show Notes:

• Gallego memoir offers blunt assessment of war, Harvard and Congress
• Veteran lawmakers cast wide blame for Afghanistan collapse
• Trump’s threat to bomb Iran ‘cultural’ sites is personal for Iraq War vets in Congress
• Take Five: Rep. Ruben Gallego
• As population grows, so does debate on how to reach Latino voters in ’22 midterms