"There was not a minute when I was afraid. I revert back to training. And I know that everything is in God's hands." (Video Interview, 18:38)

Raffi Armen Bahadarian

Raffi Bahadarian. War: Afghanistan and Iraq Wars, 2001-present Branch: Marine Corps Unit: WPNS Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division Service Location: Kuwait; Iraq Rank: Sergeant

His parents brought him from Lebanon to America to escape the horrors of war, but young Raffi Bahadarian grew to love his new country so much he was willing to serve in its armed forces and return to the Middle East to fight in another war. He signed up with the Marine Corps Reserves and was called up to fight in Operation Iraqi Freedom, joining the First Marine Division to be among the first U.S. soldiers into Baghdad.