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Erik Halfmann

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His dad was a Recon Marine for 20 years with service in Vietnam so it was only natural that Erik Halfmann would feel the same call to duty. He was working for Coca-Cola when the news about 9/11 hit his workplace. Time to sign up. (3:29)

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That first deployment to Iraq was all about the artillery for Erik Halfmann. They fired a lot of shells. It was only a couple of months after he returned that word came down. We're going back, this time as provisional infantry. Some new Marines were brought in including one who liked to joke around a lot. (4:33)

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It was a plum assignment. Erik Halfmann's platoon became the security detachment for Gen. John Kelly. They traveled with him everywhere he went. It was on one of these convoys that an IED struck the lead vehicle and then the ambush began in earnest, (6:31)

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Erik Halfmann's job as part of Gen. Kelly's security detachment meant that he was in both Fallujah and Ramadi at various times. IEDs were always a threat. Soon after returning from this second deployment, the men of 2nd Platoon gathered in Wyoming to meet the family of their fallen comrade, Chance Phelps. (3:22)

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Life as a Marine after two combat tours was a lot slower. Erik Halfmann hated to say it but it was actually boring. He also had a new desire to start a family so those two things led to his leaving the Corps. (4:40)

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As a veteran, you want people to have a positive view of what you did. Erik Halfmann feels that his duty in Iraq had a positive effect. He recalls handing out soccer balls to kids and how the Iraqis welcomed them during Saddam's overthrow. One thing that is very positive is reunions with all the guys. (3:47)

Enrique Munoz

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During the initial move into Afghanistan, Marine sergeant Enrique Munoz was stationed aboard ship nearby for support. When he returned from that long cruise, he went to Twentynine Palms where he became part of a very special platoon that was destined for some very interesting times in Iraq. (5:27)

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Enrique Munoz first saw action in Somalia. He did raids, escorted grain supplies and provided communications for air support. He understands how the Black Hawk Down incident could have occurred because he drove the streets of Mogadishu. (4:27)

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His father was from Mexico and found a new life here so Enrique Munoz joined the Marines to give back to the country that gave his family a good new home. He became a scout observer and his first assignment was with the 1st Marine Division as part of the artillery Fire Support Element. (4:54)

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Just before his first Iraq tour, artillery sergeant Enrique Munoz had been on a nine month cruise, so, of course, when they sent him home from Iraq, it was on a ship. As soon as he was back, he found out he was returning for a second tour, this time as part of a provisional rifle company. (6:39)