U.S. Marines exit a compound in Agha Ahmad in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Aug. 27, 2012. The Marines are assigned to Scout Sniper Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Regimental Combat Team 6. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ed Galo
Stop Playing 'Modern Warfare' And See What A Real Marines Mission In Afghanistan Is Like -- Geoffrey Ingersoll, Business Insider
After completing two tours of duty as a Marine combat correspondent in Iraq, I traveled to Afghanistan as a civilian war correspondent in April 2012. The following story features a spur-of-the-moment mission that saw one Marine injured and more than 20 Taliban fighters killed.
I arrived in the middle of things, just after a hostile action on Afghan police headquarters. The word around camp was:
"Police Chief Wali Koka is officially tougher than Chuck Norris."
That was when the Marines found out that the Musaqelah District Police Chief would survive a gangland-style hit, which left him full of holes and down to one eye.
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My Comment: Kudos to the "on the ground" reporting that Geoffrey Ingersoll does .... reporting that is unfortunately becoming less as the draw-down from Afghanistan continues.
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