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Christian Bauzo

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He was not that attracted to college so Christian Bauzo enlisted in the Marine Corps. Why the Marines? Because they weren't just the best of the best, they had a look about them. (4:36)

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Christian Bauzo had already enlisted in the Marines but he was finishing his senior year in high school. He saw the 9/11 attacks live on the TV and he made up his mind that, when he got there, he was going infantry. (7:41)

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He knew it was coming. Christian Bauzo had told his father not to pull strings to help him get into a service academy, instead opting to become a grunt. The Marine rifleman knew that the Iraq deployment was near and, when he boarded the ship bound for Kuwait, he had a lot to think about, including fear. (Caution: strong language) (4:15)

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After the heat and sandstorms of Kuwait, the Marines were on the move into Iraq. Christian Bauzo and his buddies were moving fast, deep into the heart of the ancient, troubled land. Before it was over, they would all have many brushes with death. (Caution: strong language) (8:32)

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Chow was sometimes scarce for the Marines in Iraq. Christian Bauzo describes how slowly he could eat one Skittle. He tried to smile at the locals when he met them because he it made them less anxious. He even began to learn the language. (5:55)

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When Christian Bauzo returned from Iraq, he was amazed by the greeting and the crowd. He would have settled for not getting spit on as some returning Marines experienced in a previous war. (3:46)

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After his first Iraq deployment, Christian Bauzo tried to get into the trailer platoon, which was a support unit for the Force Recon Marines, but he would have another deployment before he got there. He was only nineteen but he had been to war and he was now in a leadership position as a team leader. (Caution: strong language) (6:47)

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Between his Iraq deployments, Christian Bauzo did a lot of training and began learning leadership skills. He was now a team leader which was a new experience for him. He describes the awful loss of two buddies to friendly fire during the first tour. (Caution: strong language) (7:58)

Brandon Dodson

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His father was a Marine. His grandfather was a Marine. When Brandon Dodson was a freshman in high school and got into ROTC, he knew he would be a Marine, too. The 9/11 attacks came when he was a junior, adding a sense of urgency and purpose to his plan. (5:51)

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Brandon Dodson had been raised around Marines so he was comfortable talking to a recruiter. His father was air wing so he knew he didn't want that. What's this infantry? Well you get to shoot and blow stuff up. Sign me up. (7:47)