Talons Reach Foundation
Coverage of Talons Reach Foundation in the Nexus archive.
- He joined the fight against ISIS, expecting combat. What happened inside an Iraqi cave still haunts him.
Nick Jones, a Marine Corps veteran, participated in a 2020 cave operation targeting ISIS in northern Iraq that turned into a recovery mission after unexpected combat. He sustained injuries ending his military career and later founded the Talons Reach Foundation to support veterans' recovery and mental health.
- How US Marine special operations actually work, according to a former raider
Nick Jones, a US Marine Raider who served in MARSOC, discusses the realities of Marine Raiders operations, including close-quarters combat and deployments to Iraq and Jordan. He was awarded the Navy Cross for rescuing wounded teammates during a 2020 firefight in Iraq. Post-retirement, he founded the Talons Reach Foundation to support veterans and addresses trauma, injury recovery, and alcoholism.