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Jasdeep Singh

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It was cold. Jasdeep Singh and one of his buddies were laying on wet snow, huddled up together for warmth. He was sure they were on a fool's errand, out to catch whoever was shooting off flares. Finally, they saw another one go up. It was on the other side of the river. Discipline would now be tested. Part 2 of 2. (Caution: strong language) (7:30)

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Alone in a guard tower, a private took his own life and the camp was turned upside down. Jasdeep Singh recalls how the investigation became a very big thing and some of the NCO's were reassigned. One good thing was that one of the new sergeants was a very good leader. (Caution: strong language) (4:44)

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Jasdeep Singh was on a patrol in Afghanistan with a comrade who was killed in action. He made an effort to contact the man's family when he got back home but it never happened. Finally, years later at a reunion of the unit, it happened and he could get a little closure. (2:17)

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Was it worth it? Are we safer? Jasdeep Singh served in Afghanistan with the Airborne infantry and he has some definite opinions on those questions. (Caution: strong language) (5:10)

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There was all kinds of music played by the boys in the 3rd platoon, from Hip-Hop to Country. Jasdeep Singh liked it all. And he likes the fact that, years later, he and his buddies can carry on at a reunion like no time at all had passed. (Caution: strong language) (6:07)

Jason Lilley

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By the time he reached high school, divorce had made him withdrawn and depressed. A roommate got him thinking about the Marine Corps and he began training on his own. Soon he was in San Diego training for real at boot camp and the School of Infantry. (8:23)

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He was now a grunt. Jason Lilley had pulled himself out of a depressing youth and made a Marine out of himself. The attacks on 9/11 gave him and all the Marines new focus on their training. They knew they would be needed soon. He had his eyes set on a higher prize though, the Reconnaissance Marines. (Caution: strong language) (5:54)

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First you had to pass a tryout so you could go through the real tryout, the Basic Reconnaissance Course. Jason Lilley was determined to become a Reconnaissance Marine, probably the most elite role in the Marine Corps. The tests were brutal and he was up to the challenge. (4:10)

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In the Spring of 2003 Jason Lilley deployed to the Kuwait desert in preparation for Operation Iraqi Freedom. He had just joined the elite 1st Reconnaissance Battalion and he and his new buddies had trained hard for this moment. As he waited to cross the border, ordnance filled the sky, coursing into Iraq. (Caution: strong language) (4:50)

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It was uneventful at first. Recon Marine Jason Lilley was driving a Humvee toward Nasiriyah through beautiful countryside and Bedouin camps. When he got there, he saw the burned out vehicle that Jessica Lynch had been in. Soon he saw his first dead Marines. (4:14)