Sgt. Dan Spaulding deployed with 2nd Battalion 8th Marines to the city of Garmsir in May 2009 as part of a major offensive in the Helmand Province.  Dan was there the day Our friend Nick Xiarhos was killed in action by an improvised explosive device on July 23rd 2009. This was a very personal conversation that neither of us had ever had, despite knowing each other for nearly 15 years. Dan and I discuss the events of that day and much more.