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Ruben Gallego: “We had lost more Marines than any other battalion in the…”

Featuring: Ruben Gallego, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Arizona

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Published | Video Starts at 00:13

Lucky. Lima. That's what they called us. Lima Company 325, 3rd Battalion of the 25th Marine Regiment assigned to Al Anbar, Iraq. But when our luck finally ran out, We had lost more Marines than any other battalion in the war. 48 men, including my best friend. I've always had to work hard. I learned that from my mom, an immigrant who raised us alone on the secretary's pay. (00:13–00:18)

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