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Ric Hickel

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He was good at being a bad guy in the sense that he had to be a tough infantryman. But what do you do after the fighting? How do you turn it off? Ric Hickel went through this after his combat experiences in Iraq. (5:22)

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Ric Hickel pays tribute to an NCO he knew during his training who inspired him to become a better man and a better Marine. This was very valuable to him because he had grown up without a father. (6:34)

Christian Bauzo

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The battle of Najaf was hard fought by US Marines and Iraqi insurgents. Christian Bauzo's team was tasked with clearing a large cemetery which was honeycombed beneath with eerie catacombs. Part 1 of 5. (Caution: strong language) (9:42)

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After the cemetery on the outskirts of town was cleared, it was time to move into Najaf. The plan looked flawed to Christian Bauzo and he was not shy about stating it. To his relief, a different approach was ordered and the Marines moved in. Part 2 of 5. (Caution: strong language) (9:11)

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In the aftermath of an RPG blast, Christian Bauzo was unharmed but guys all around him were wounded. He tried to calm them down until the Corpsman arrived. Then it was time to continue pushing into Najaf. Part 3 of 5. (9:28)

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Christian Bauzo had just left the room when a Mahdi rocket slammed in. The Marines were clearing buildings in Najaf and, in the next one, he was on watch at a high window. When it was time, he turned it over to another Marine. Not very long after that, the man fell face forward to the floor. Part 4 of 5. (Caution: strong language) (8:46)

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Near the end of the Battle of Najaf, Christian Bauzo heard something on the radio that was devastating. "Someone got hit He's down! It's Dondo!" It was his best friend who had been taken out by an Iraqi sniper. Part 5 of 5. (Caution: strong language) (6:28)

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After the bitterly fought Battle of Najaf, Christian Bauzo's next operation was at the town of Kufa. He was disappointed that his squad was placed in a blocking position rather than at the point. Part 1 of 2. (Caution: strong language) (6:51)

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He was on point. It was the middle of the night in the middle of the street in Kufa, a small Iraqi town. Christian Bauzo heard the RPG's coming. After three of them missed him, he decided he might be better off back with the other guys. Part 2 of 2. (Caution: strong language) (6:05)

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How do you feel when you come home from war having faced death and beaten it? Christian Bauzo felt like Superman for a while. He would not have to face combat in his next deployment, a tour aboard ship. (4:28)