I didn't have time to watch the vid yet, but his name rang a bell - especially for a german speaker

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He is indeed the same person described in "Generation Kill", the book I am currently reading - after having watched the series. Fick seems to be a competent soldier, he was described in a quite positive light in GK.
Here is a good comparision of those two books
http://onviolence.com/?e=193
Quote:
The difference between the writer and the diplomat is the difference between Generation Kill and One Bullet Away
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Great site btw, made by two brothers, a patriot and a pacifist.