Monday, June 29, 2009

Camp Pendleton Special Operations Battalion Gains Footing

Lt. Col. Jeffrey Tuggle, Commanding Officer with the 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, talked about the unit's duties during an interview at Camp Pendelton.(Photo by Don Boomer - Staff Photographer)

From North County Times:

CAMP PENDLETON ---- Sgt. Graham Jacobs, a team leader with the 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion at Camp Pendleton, struggled for an answer to what he and his men did during a recent deployment to an untamed region of western Afghanistan.

The Wyoming native said he was searching for a "politically correct" response.

He was told that wasn't necessary.

"OK," he said. "We ran around and killed a lot of bad people."

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My Comment: Even though the marines have been around for almost two centuries .... they are always learning and adapting.

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