Corporal Dominic Masters: Part I

CPL Dominic Masters joins us in studio to share his experiences as a Marine, combat veteran, and a proud Grunt from time of entry into the Marine Corps, the Crucible, Rehab platoon, being deployed, coming home, caring for his ailing mother, reserve option, transitioning to civilian life and finding healing. One day, when I was young, my mom took me to a car show at a McDonald’s in North County, not too far from our home. There at the car show was this guy in a dressy blue and red uniform. I asked my mom, Who is that guy? My mom told me, “That is a Marine.” He looked 10’ tall! From that moment on, I wanted to be a Marine. Dominic joined the Marines just weeks before 9/11. In just a few short months, he was deployed to Iraq.   (02:05) Introduction