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On The Front Lines With The Marines In Helmand -- Captain's Journal
The Independent has an informative article on U.S. Marine Corps operations in Helmand. Much of it is reproduced below.
Battling through the dense, towering corn fields, the heavily armed US marines trudged through Taliban territory, every arduous step sinking into deep cloying mud. In the background, the thunder of artillery rounds boomed.
Suddenly, a burst of Pashtu emanated from the radio set monitoring Taliban chatter. “They say they have got eyes on. They are waiting on us,” translated one of the marines. “Can we ask them where they are?” another replied sardonically.
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My Comment: The Captain's Journal analysis at the end of this "action report" from the Independent is (as always) on the nose. Read it all.
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