Marines Fix Bayonets & Endure Heavy Combat in Iraq Invasion - 2003

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Tbh, these videos would start getting a lot more views if there were timelines for each part/topic of the story. Food for thought.

One of the very best interviews that I have seen from any veteran from any conflict ! My respect for all of us , but this was truly a post war interview from an AMERICAN that was so positive during the good, bad, and the ugly !

I heard the same thing about the Army saying it was condemed from being uninhabitable. Hard saying if it's actually true or just a way to make us think we were that much more of bad asses compared to the Army. We used to have to do our pt test run around Lake Bandini. I cant still smell it 18 years later. Fellow grunt from 29. Excellent interview. SF, Brother. I had a roommate who was a gangbanger in high school. Would swim drugs across the Rio Grande. Judge said prison or Marine Corps. He now owns his own law firm. The Corps completely changed the direction of his life and he's doing awesome. Another great one UV. Keep em coming. SF

Very insightful and damn, thanks for sharing your service counselor.

Your Chanel helps my days go by and def deserves more recognition keep up the great work 💪🏽💪🏽

Great interview. It is hard to stop listening once you hit play on every upload

Funny ish story about Saddam's NBC threats; My uncle was an engineer that served in the Iraq Invasion and remembers those strikes vividly from his times in the back of a transport truck or on convoy, having to all that gear on was awful in the heat of the Iraq desert and one time he had his gas mask on and ended up falling asleep while sitting in the back of their transport. He ends up waking up a little while later, struggling to breathe, choking and coughing on some sort of liquid. He opened his eyes and realized that he couldn't see either, or that it was very blurry. It took him a few moments to realize that he had sweat so much inside his mask that it had filled up to about eye level and he was starting to choke on it.

Thank you for telling your story. Much respect.

Very well put together. Thank you Markos

Semper fi, brother. You articulated a lot of what motivated me to join. Much of what i learned about leadership in the Corps has served me well in business. Lastly, I'm very glad i was never stationed at The Stumps.

Thanks for sharing, Markos. Glad you’re living a good life. S/F

Great interview

"Smokin' and Jokin'" LOVE THAT! (and we've all been there!) MASSIVE RESPECT

Thank you for the work you do

What a great story. What a great human. Even though he never alluded to being a great mentor...he is most certainly one!

I was in the parallel army unit coming from the opposite side of Baghdad at the same time. Lol might as well be me telling the story with all the similar events.

Well spoken Devil. Good experience shared and thanks. I was arty out there amd goddamn Lake Bandini. Fuck. 10 years later now my kid is out at 29 in COMM school. Time flies. My 20 years on flew by. I look back and say what happened? Where did it go? What did I do? When I retired I finally asked myself " What the hell just happened" Sf brother. I ever need a lawyer I'll look you up

Great man and Marine! Semper Fi 🇺🇸

GySgt. Pop is a great dude I don’t know if anyone knows him but a AMAZING brother he sat me down at FOCUS and gave me wisdom I’ll never forget. 👊💥