Violent Chicago Gangster Rises to Marine Corps Master Sergeant!
About this episode
Marcos Estrada shares his journey from gang violence in Chicago to becoming a Marine Corps Master Sergeant.
Marcos Estrada went from surviving Chicago gang violence to becoming a United States Marine Master Sergeant—and fighting in Operation Phantom Fury. Born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, Marcos grew up surrounded by poverty, domestic violence, drugs, gangs, and crime. His father battled heroin addiction and spent much of Marcos’ childhood in prison. By 15, Marcos had already been shot at, stabbed, arrested for serious felonies, and pulled deeper into the gang lifestyle. Then the Mari...
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