Below are highlights of my conversation with Allen:
* Educating us on the different Marines insignia
* How and why he got into the Marines?
* When did he find out that he was going to the Iraq war?
* Watch the trailer '12 Strong' that he referenced during our conversation.
* Experiencing the Iraq war in person
* The Battle of Marjah - HBO Documentary. 
* Learn about the Pashtun tribe. 
* Discussing the coping mechanism(s) that he used to mask his mental health battle. 
* Being deployed to the Afghanistan war on his birthday. 
* The firefight with the Taliban that almost cost him his life. 
* Being discharged from the Marines and transitioning to civilian life at 22 years old. 
* His battle with PTSD and Suicide. 
* His spiritual encounters with God.

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