In 2011, veteran and journalist Elliott Woods embedded with the twelve Marines of Third Squad in one of the most violent parts... more
Camp Pendleton, CA: Patrol Base Fires veterans Manuel Mendoza, John Bohlinger, Michael Minor, and Noah Southworth reunite at their former... more
Asheville, NC: Teresa Bradley still lives in the house where she grew up and where she raised her twin sons,... more
Ventnor City, NJ: Jeffrey Lopez grew up steps away from the Atlantic Ocean with a house full of brothers who... more
Deer River, NY: As a teenager, Taylor Moody had a mohawk and cared more about punk shows than school. He... more
Greensburg, PA: As squad leader, Jeric Fry’s biggest responsibility was to keep his Marines alive. He could never have known... more
Lexington, KY: In Sangin, Scott McEtchin told Elliott that he joined the Marines to get his life together after a... more
Palmer, AK: Elliott takes a detour from the road trip to fly to Alaska, home to David Richvalsky, Third Squad’s... more
Elliott Woods discusses the making of Third Squad with Scott Tong on WBUR’s Here & Now. Learn more about... more
Spearfish, SD: As Third Squad’s radio operator, John Bohlinger had the grim task of calling in medevac helicopters for his... more
Rapid City, SD: Brian Shearer was a gung-ho 17 year-old when he joined the Marines, with nothing to lose but... more
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