Episode 05: NOTHING TO LOSE

 

Rapid City, SD: Brian Shearer was a gung-ho 17 year-old when he joined the Marines, with nothing to lose but the PlayStation he willed to his brother. In Sangin he was a designated marksman whose job was to kill with long-range precision. A father of two boys now, he learns from his own dad what it was like to send a child off to war.

Patrol Base Fires AO Map

A map of the key terrain features and landmarks in the PB Fires AO, drawn by John Bohlinger at his home in Rapid City. Casualties are marked with an X and listed next to the location where they got hit.

 
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