Remembering The Fallen

A Marine bows his head in front of the rifle, boots, helmet and dog tags of one of 17 Marines from the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment who were killed during their recent deployment to Afghanistan's volatile Sangin region. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times / November 4, 2011)

Camp Pendleton Remembers, Mourns 17 Marines Killed In Afghanistan -- L.A. Times

A somber memorial service pays tribute to troops from the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment who recently died in the continuing fight for the Taliban stronghold of Sangin.

Reporting from Camp Pendleton -- The rain and cold were appropriate. "Somber weather for a somber occasion," the battalion commander said.

It was a tearful morning of remembrance and mourning Friday as hundreds of Marines and family members paid tribute to 17 Marines from the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment killed in a recently completed deployment to the Sangin region of Afghanistan.

To listen to comments by Marines about the fallen was to learn of the shared dangers of the fight in Sangin, long a Taliban stronghold.

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My Comment: Our prayers are with the families and loved ones.