2019年9月6日 · A Youtuber commented on this review of Generation Kill episode 3 and mentioned having gotten into contact with Trombley on Facebook. I actually got in touch with the real Trombley. He was understandably a bit reluctant to talk about Generation Kill but this was what he had to say to me about it:

2020年5月23日 · Trombley was a 19 year old kid who had petitioned to finish high school early and fight against America‘s enemies in the wake of 9/11. He was very young, and eager to fit in with the older, much more experienced Marines.

James Trombley: After Iraq, he married his fiancee and had two sons. He redeployed to Iraq and fought in Fallujah, and a third time to Iraq before being honorably discharged in 2006. He worked as a private contractor for a while, and in 2017 he switched to being a financial planner.

2019年7月28日 · Trombley was only 19 during the invasion and his tall tales and exaggerated mannerisms are pretty typical of his age. I find it notable that compared to other GenKillers, who are divorced and/struggling with drug and alcohol addiction and PTSD, Trombley has gone and done extremely well for himself.

2021年4月29日 · Trombley is the youngest member of an elite unit, 19 I think. He's desperate to fit in and feel like he belongs. He's seen these guys joke around about this stuff pre-invasion and thinks this is how he will be accepted. The BK thing is actually a step towards acceptance.

2021年2月8日 · Trombley Now from what I've heard on him he's all over the place, some people claim he was an asshole while others say he was just portrayed negatively in the TV show. Share Add a Comment

2021年7月15日 · Trombley was a psycho and he was only 19. They were basically calling him "little baby killer." Reply ...

Trombley was done dirty, as far as I can tell. He was never interviewed for the book and had no involvement in the series. Each action he was portrayed as doing was accurate (though some of the details got blurred translating it into film) but the tone of it, the editor's and writer's choices made him out to be a nihilistic, grinning abomination.

The final people to leave the room are Ray and Trombley. This is perfect, as Ray looks back at the war, but seems disengaged with it and leaves after Trombley's reaction. Trombley loves it, until the dead civilian comes up. Then he leaves. I also love the final camera movement following him as he walks out.

2019年7月17日 · It’s not really a political commentary though. It’s just the nature of Brad being Trombley’s TL. Brad gave the order clearing Trombley hot. Yeah, James should have more situational fuckin awareness than to shoot a couple of shepherds, but shit rolls up hill in the Corps for stuff like that.