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Billy Lee

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It was all very hush hush. Sgt Major Billy Lee and his colonel were instructed to drive to a secluded mansion on a lake. Their Iraqi interpreter had to wait outside the compound while they were ushered in amid tight security. Their new assignment was to guard a very important prisoner, Saddam Hussein. (4:58)

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It was a big mistake. MP Billy Lee says it was obvious during his Iraq deployment that disbanding all of the Iraqi military and police at the beginning of the conflict was having a terrible effect in the streets. Lawlessness was widespread. (4:51)

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He knew what had happened to veterans returning from Vietnam. Billy Lee was apprehensive about that but he was delighted when he found cheering crowds upon his return from Iraq. (2:53)

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What is best for the people there? For Billy Lee, who served in Iraq in an MP battalion and got to know the Iraqi people well, that should be the main concern in any conflict. He still remembers how proud they were to finally have a free election. (6:21)

Blair Dell

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There was a long line of Dell men who served in military or law enforcement or public safety. Blair Dell did all three. Inspired by an uncle who was a Navy SEAL, he joined the Navy and became a Corpsman. After serving with the grunts for a few years, he almost got out but instead decided to try out for Recon. (4:24)

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As Blair Dell began his training for the Recon Marines, he met instructors that he would later serve with in the field. The training was brutal and difficult but he was determined not to quit. As he moved through the pipeline, he had a demanding physical training test scheduled for Sept. 11, 2001. It was postponed. (5:36)

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When his wife called and said turn on the TV during the Trade Towers attack, Blair Dell knew something was beginning. He was a Navy Corpsman who was becoming a member of the Marine 1st Reconnaissance Battalion. The first thing they did was give him an old paperback book to read. (5:20)

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Nobody had heard of Fallujah when Blair Dell got there. Everyone in his Marine Recon unit was happy when Gen. Mattis gave them free reign in their mission. They began to run into Syrian fighters but had trouble getting the higher ups to believe it. They also encountered civilians who quietly thanked them for getting rid of the bad guys. (7:23)

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It was a milk run. The Recon Marines were moving their HQ in preparation for upcoming operations in Fallujah. That's when they became a target of opportunity for a large group of Syrian fighters. Corpsman Blair Dell suddenly had a lot of work to do when an RPG hit the first vehicle. (9:00)

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What is the Golden Hour? It's a popular concept that states that an injured person's chances of survival are much greater if they get to a medical facility within an hour. Corpsman Blair Dell explains why there's a couple of things wrong with that, especially when you make it into a doctrine. (3:04)