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    2/8 Marines engage in six-hour firefight with Taliban insurgents [Image 12 of 22]

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    2/8 Marines engage in six-hour firefight with Taliban insurgents

    MIAN POSHTEH, AFGHANISTAN

    08.13.2009

    Photo by 1st Lt. Kurt Stahl 

    I Marine Expeditionary Force

    Mortars strike a compound where Taliban insurgents opened fire on Marines with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, here Aug 13. The Marines suppressed the compound with indirect fire and close air support and maneuvered on the enemy position during a six-hour firefight.

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    Date Taken: 08.13.2009
    Date Posted: 08.19.2009 12:40
    Photo ID: 196439
    VIRIN: 090813-M-8109S-005
    Resolution: 3504x2336
    Size: 585.46 KB
    Location: MIAN POSHTEH, AF

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