Marines Afghanistan

6 Marines Reportedly Killed In Afghanistan Helicopter Crash

AP | JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER | Posted 03.21.2012

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HONOLULU — All six Marines killed in the crash of a U.S. helicopter in Afghanistan were based in Hawaii, a Hawaii congresswoman said Friday. Th...

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PHOTOS: Life As A Marine In Southern Afghanistan

AP | By BRENNAN LINSLEY | Posted 11.16.2011

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By BRENNAN LINSLEY, Associated Press PATROL BASE 302, Afghanistan -- One small U.S. Marine base in southern Afghanistan is surrounded on three side...

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Matt Garst Steps On IED, Absorbs Blast, Walks Away As Fellow Marines Stare In Disbelief In Afghanistan

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 05.25.2011

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In a story sure to become a recruiting legend for the Marines, Cpl. Matt Garst cheated death in Afghanistan when he stepped on an improvised explosive...

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Afghanistan: Marines Rough It In Helmand Province

newsobserver.com | By CHUCK LIDDY | Posted 05.25.2011

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Helmand Province, Afghanistan -- It's not even officially winter here at FOB Hassanabad, yet temperatures routinely fall below freezing at night....

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US Marines Launch Large Offensive In Afghanistan

AP | ALFRED de MONTESQUIOU | Posted 05.25.2011

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KABUL — U.S. Marines swooped down behind Taliban lines in helicopters and Osprey aircraft Friday in the first offensive since President Barack O...

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U.S. Marines Fight With Little Aid From Afghans

nytimes.com | RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. | Posted 05.25.2011

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KHAN NESHIN, Afghanistan American Marines secured this desolate village in southern Afghanistan nearly two months ago, and last week they were fortify...

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Kunduz Attack: 4 NATO Soldiers Killed In Northern Afghanistan

AP | FISNIK ABRASHI | Posted 05.25.2011

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KABUL — Bombs and bullets killed seven American troops on Monday, the deadliest day for U.S. forces in Afghanistan in nearly a year _ and a sign...

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Top Marine: Time For His Troops To Leave Iraq, Enter Afghanistan

AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Iraq is stable enough to allow the roughly 22,000 U.S. Marines there to withdraw, the service's top general said Friday. "The time...

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