Eric's Heroes: High school friends turned Marines remember fallen comrade

They met at Juanita High School, in Kirkland. It was 2000, they were sophomores.

"He became my best friend really fast," Garrett says.

One day, Nathan told Garrett that he'd spoken to a recruiter. He said, "I think I'm going into the Marines."

KOMO News' Eric Johnson brings a touching story of two high school friends whose bond stays strong many years after Nathan fell in battle.

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