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A Family United in Remembrance

Clip: 1/12/2026 | 2m 49sVideo has Closed Captions

Marines reunite at J.V. Villarreal’s memorial in a powerful ritual of healing.

Each year, the men of India Battery 3/12 visit San Antonio to honor Cpl. J.V. Villarreal at his memorial alongside his mother and family. Marked by grief, love, and reflection, the annual gathering has become a profound tradition of healing, remembrance, and enduring brotherhood for a new, extended “family.”

01/12/2026

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Before the Fire: India Battery Arrives

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Clip: 1/12/2026 | 2m 20s | Marines of India Battery 3/12 arrive in Afghanistan, filled with hope, unaware of what's to come. (2m 20s)

Reunion in Neihart: Brothers in Memory and Survival

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Clip: 1/12/2026 | 1m 47s | Marines reunite in Montana, confronting memories of war and survival. (1m 47s)

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Preview: 1/12/2026 | 30s | Meet a brotherhood of Marines struggling to overcome trauma from their deployment to Afghanistan. (30s)

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