Trudging around in 100+ degree heat isn’t many people’s idea of fun.

But Lt. Charles Murray doesn’t mind.  He says that his twice-daily foot patrols to local Afghan villages in Helmand Province remind him of his time at Arizona State University.  He transferred there from Oral Robert University where he was on the golf team.

Murray traded in his golf clubs for a rifle to become a Marine platoon leader, taking his team to meet locals and trying to convince them that the Marine are here to help.

Meet Lt. Charles Murray in our series Faces of War: