When I worked on the 1st Marine Division’s staff back from 2004-2007, I was part of a team that had to “find” officers and senior enlisted Marines to send to Iraq. Later, I was part of a ...
On the Pacific island of Guadalcanal in 1942, the famed 1st Marine Division — the oldest, largest and most decorated division of the U.S. Marine Corps — defeated Japanese forces in a turning ...
During the 2003 Iraq War, Reyes served as a team leader within the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, which spearheaded the 1st Marine Division's advance on Baghdad. His experiences in Iraq inspired ...