Rick Reyes was born May 3rd, 1980. He grew up in the Boyle Heights area of East Los Angeles. Reyes joined the Marine Corps in 2000. He signed up to be an Infantry Rifle Man in the Marine Corps while serving in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan in 2001 and Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. He returned from duty early 2004. Upon his return Reyes started his own independent mortgage company. Father of 3 year old Stephanie, today he resides in Los Angeles. Jake Diliberto was a Marine Cpl. Who served with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit during Operation Enduring Freedom in 2001 and served on security forces for II MEB in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. After serving in the Marines Jake has finished his B.S. in Political Science from Illinois State University. Jake has served on several political campaigns including President Obama's democratic primary campaign and currently is continuing his studies at Fuller Theological Seminary in ethics and religion. Jake has finished his M.A. in Theology & Ethics as of 2009 and is pursuing law school for 2010. Devon Read was a Sergeant in the US Marines before he got out in 2008. He deployed to Iraq for the invasion of 2003 and then to the Horn of Africa in 2006. He believes that our continued occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan do nothing to help our national security and cause damage to our image around the world. He still has a number of friends in the Marines and does not want to see them continue to be put in danger for policies that do nothing to improve or protect American lives. Justin Thompson was a Marine Corps infantryman from Mt. Vernon, Illinois. He started with the Marine Corps in 2004, before being serving two tours in Iraq in 2005 and 2006-2007. Following his service, he obtained a B.S. in Politics from Illinois State University while serving as President of the Illinois State University Veterans Association, and is currently preparing to start his Masters program in International Relations at Syracuse University. Brock McIntosh is a specialist in the Army National Guard and Military Policeman from Bloomington, Illinois. He has just returned from a twelve month tour in Afghanistan ending in August of this year.