I knew leaving every day for that patrol was a crapshoot. My battalion lost more Marines than any in Iraq. I had to step up and be a brother and a friend to my Marines, trying to figure out how I can get them services, to get them disability payments, how I could get them recognition. (00:06–00:10)
CLAIM
Asserts that Ruben Gallego's battalion had the highest Marine casualties in Iraq.
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