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TELSKUF, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 05: Former U.S. Marine Justin Garfield (C), one of a group called the International Peshmerga Volunteers, stands with Kurdish Peshmerga forces on a frontline position on November 5, 2015 against nearby ISIS fighters in Telskuf, Iraq. The veteran and now security guard in Los Angeles self-financed his trip to northern Iraq as part of a group of veterans from different countries instructing Peshmerga troops in a Combat Lifesaving Course. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

TELSKUF, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 05:  Former U.S. Marine Justin Garfield (C), one of a group called the International Peshmerga Volunteers, stands with Kurdish Peshmerga forces on a frontline position on November 5, 2015 against nearby ISIS fighters in Telskuf, Iraq. The veteran and now security guard in Los Angeles self-financed his trip to northern Iraq as part of a group of veterans from different countries instructing Peshmerga troops in a Combat Lifesaving Course.  (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)