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# Before the Fire: India Battery Arrives
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/voces-american-sons/extras/before-the-fire-india-battery-arrives-6g1nky/
- Published: 2025-12-16T08:05:20.000Z
- Updated: 2025-12-16T09:00:13.000Z
- Description: Marines of India Battery 3/12 arrive in Afghanistan, filled with hope, unaware of what's to come.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: VOCES: American Sons, #ZZZ_Show_c0fd5ab6-93b4-493d-9ae5-7eed0c5e6a7a, #geo-us, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_105f7eb6-8f7e-40fa-bd2c-b573608f53db, #extra

In May 2010, the men of India Battery 3/12 deploy to Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. Through the eyes of Cpl. J.V. Villarreal and Cpl. Billy Branch, we witness the excitement of arrival and the powerful brotherhood of the unit — just before the harsh realities of combat, injury, and loss forever alter their lives.