Capt. Jeremy Stalnecker, USMC, Iraq

Jeremy Stalnecker joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1996 and received his commission three years later. Soon the U.S. would be at war and Stalnecker not only found himself in the midst of it but among the very first forces entering Iraq during the launch of Operation Iraqi Freedom in March 2003.

In this edition of "Veterans Chronicles," Capt. Stalnecker describes the beginning of the invasion, from taking the berm separating Kuwait from Iraq to weathering a brutal sandstorm to fighting determined enemy fighters on the way to Baghdad and in the city itself.

Stalnecker takes is inside both desert and urban combat, house-to-house searches and much more. He also tells us about Mighty Oaks Foundation, his ministry to veterans and others facing major life challenges.