Videos

President Barack Obama visited Marines and sailors at Camp Pendleton and delivered a speech commending Marines for their honorable service. Available in high Definition.

President Barack Obama speaks at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA and visits with troops and their families.

Sergeant Major, 1st Marine Division Dave Jobe, Plano, Texas, talks to a military reporter about President Obama speaking to Marines and their families at Camp Pendleton, Calif.

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.

U.S. Marine Capt. Benjamin Middendorf, the commander of Headquarters and Service Company, 5th Marine Regiment, speaks to a combat correspondent about being nominated for the Lt. Col. William G. Leftwich Jr. Trophy for Outstanding Leadership, his previous deployment with Golf Co., 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, to Helmand province, Afghanistan, and effective leadership. Leftwich, a Navy Cross recipient, died in 1970 when his helicopter crashed in Vietnam, where he was commanding the Marines and sailors of 1st Reconnaissance Battalion. The Leftwich Trophy is an honor annually awarded to an outstanding Marine officer serving with a ground combat unit. Available in high definition.

Interviews with Cpl. Clancy C. Cheek, an infantryman with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 21-years-old, from Ardmore, Okla., Robert Pandya, Victory Motorcycles External Relations Manager, 44-years -old, from Georgetown, Tx., and Carolyn Blashek, Operation Gratitude President, from Encino, Calif. Produced by Lance Cpl. Alfred Lopez. Available in high definition.