In the summer of 2009 Dominic Davila deployed to the city of Garmsir in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan with 2nd Battalion 8th Marines as a machine gunner in weapons platoon . On July 23rd his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device that severely wounded him, resulting in his right leg being amputated below the knee. Cpl. Nick Xiarhos and LCPL. Jeremy Lasher were killed in the blast and Corpsman HM2 Trevor Parr was wounded as well. In this episode Dom shares what happened on t...
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In the summer of 2009 Dominic Davila deployed to the city of Garmsir in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan with 2nd Battalion 8th Marines as a machine gunner in weapons platoon . On July 23rd his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device that severely wounded him, resulting in his right leg being amputated below the knee. Cpl. Nick Xiarhos and LCPL. Jeremy Lasher were killed in the blast and Corpsman HM2 Trevor Parr was wounded as well. In this episode Dom shares what happened on t...
Ep.30. USMC Capt Frank "Gus" Biggio: The Wolves of Helmand
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Ep.30. USMC Capt Frank "Gus" Biggio: The Wolves of Helmand
Ten years after serving his country as a U.S. Marine, Captain Frank “Gus” Biggio signed up once again because he missed the brotherhood of the military. Leaving behind his successful law career, his young wife, and newborn son, he was deployed to Helmand Province—the most violent region in war-torn Afghanistan. As a participant in a combined coalition offensive named Operation Khanjar, Biggio and his fellow Marines fought to take back control of the Taliban stronghold city of Nawa. The offens...
Lessons Learned
In the summer of 2009 Dominic Davila deployed to the city of Garmsir in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan with 2nd Battalion 8th Marines as a machine gunner in weapons platoon . On July 23rd his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device that severely wounded him, resulting in his right leg being amputated below the knee. Cpl. Nick Xiarhos and LCPL. Jeremy Lasher were killed in the blast and Corpsman HM2 Trevor Parr was wounded as well. In this episode Dom shares what happened on t...
