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    Marines eliminate nearly a dozen Taliban, save two in Garmsir firefight [Image 1 of 2]

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    Marines eliminate nearly a dozen Taliban, save two in Garmsir firefight

    HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN

    02.17.2010

    Photo by Cpl. Dwight Henderson 

    I Marine Expeditionary Force

    A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter medically evacuates two injured enemy fighters after they were helped by Marines and sailors of Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment. The fighters were setting up a machine gun position in a field near the town of Laki, Garmsir District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 17. Marines from Weapons Company and Jump Platoon, 2/2, were reported to wound or kill 14 enemy fighters after being engaged during a nine-hour patrol.

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    Date Taken: 02.17.2010
    Date Posted: 02.24.2010 01:48
    Photo ID: 253862
    VIRIN: 100217-M-9915H-004
    Resolution: 3504x2336
    Size: 498.19 KB
    Location: HELMAND PROVINCE, AF

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