SADAH, Iraq -- In the early morning hours, Marines with 1st Platoon, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2 took seven detainees during a raid here April 3.The raid was conducted in order to detain individuals considered high value targets for questioning."There were a couple of high value targets that needed to be taken in for questioning. We gathered intelligence on them, the houses they occupied and we had pretty large files on a lot of them," explained Cpl. Richard C. Marshall, the 1st squad leader with 1st Platoon.First squad was a part of the main effort in the raid, taking down and detaining the missions top priority high value target."The main individual we were going after was a known explosives expert and was also teaching others how to build them," continued the 21-year-old Denver native. "Bringing him in was important to cut down the number of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and attacks on U.S. Forces in the local area."Kilo Co. had support from explosive ordnance disposal technicians, combat engineers, amphibious assault vehicles and a combined anti-armor team with Weapons Co.Marshall knew what he wanted to have happen and felt confident during the raid."I wanted to make sure that my Marines were aggressive enough and that none of them got hit during the mission," the 2002 Broomfield High School graduate said. "I felt confident that the Marines knew how to perform their assignments."With the successful capture of his main target during the raid, Marshall hopes his unit continues to contribute to the success of capture of other known terrorist and insurgents continues."Overall, I want us to get rid of all the local and foreign fighters that are making it difficult on the Iraqi people to live peaceful and secure lives," he said. "Today's mission was definitely a successful one."