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Preview: 1/12/2026 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Meet a brotherhood of Marines struggling to overcome trauma from their deployment to Afghanistan.
Meet a brotherhood of Marines as they struggle to overcome the trauma of combat in Afghanistan and the loss of many of their comrades, including their dear friend JV Villarreal. Now, a decade after JV’s death, his brother Marines continue to reunite, helping each other cope with lingering wounds and strengthening the unbreakable bonds formed in war.
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Trailer
Preview: 1/12/2026 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Meet a brotherhood of Marines as they struggle to overcome the trauma of combat in Afghanistan and the loss of many of their comrades, including their dear friend JV Villarreal. Now, a decade after JV’s death, his brother Marines continue to reunite, helping each other cope with lingering wounds and strengthening the unbreakable bonds formed in war.
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Yesterday, one of my boys, uh, stepped on an IED.
You're putting yourself on the front line knowing You could die.
And then I get that knock on the and you just go numb.
I love you, man.
-I love you, too, man.
You come back from that deployment, and everybody parts ways within 30 days.
30 days is not a healing process.
What we need now is an opportunity to heal together.
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)
A Family United in Remembrance
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Clip: 1/12/2026 | 2m 49s | Marines reunite at J.V. Villarreal’s memorial in a powerful ritual of healing. (2m 49s)
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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