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Sergeant Charles Lopez, squad leader, 1st Squad, 2nd Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, talks about the Urban Leaders Course Marines in his company conducted Sept. 19, 2013. Lopez served with First of the First for eight years, his entire career. He’s deployed in support of combat operations to Fallujah, Iraq, twice, once on the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and most recently deployed to Helmand province, Afghanistan, during 2011Lopez had the choice to transition to another duty station when he re-enlisted during 2009, but he chose to stay with First of the First so he can sharpen his skills as an infantry rifleman and an antitank missileman.

Lt. Col Timothy Bairstow, the commanding officer of 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, speaks about adding the Afghanistan battle streamer to 5th Marine Regiment’s Regimental Colors here, June 5. Available in High Definition.

Col. Roger Turner, the commanding officer of 5th Marine Regiment, speaks about adding the Afghanistan battle streamer to 5th Marine Regiment’s Regimental Colors here, June 5. Soundbite includes Col. Roger Turner - Hometown: Laurel, MD. Produced by Sgt. Alfred Lopez. Also available in High Definition.

News package of Capt. Benjamin M. Middendorf, the former commanding officer of Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, receiving the Bronze Star with a combat distinguishing device for his actions as the commanding officer of Golf, Co., during their tour in Afghanistan in 2012. Includes sound bites from Lt. Col. Jason Perry from Rochester, Minn. and Capt. Benjamin M. Middendorf. Available in high definition.

Lieutenant Col. Thomas Freel, the future operations officer of 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, and Maj. Scott A. Gehris, the operations officer of 5th Marines, speak with a combat correspondent about the role of the "Fighting Fifth" during Exercise Desert Scimitar. Available in High Definition.

Capt. John D. Black, the 1st Marine Division commanding general's aide de camp and the former weapons company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines Regiment, platoon commander speaks about Sgt. Wade D. Wilson, a squad leader who served in in his platoon. Wilson, a 22-year-old-native of Centerville, Texas, life gave his conducting counterinsurgency operations in Musa Qa’leh District. Black is a native of Spokane, Wash. Available in High Definition.