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    New base takes battle for Sangin north

    PATROL BASE FAHEEM, AFGHANISTAN

    06.26.2011

    Photo by Cpl. Benjamin Crilly 

    II Marine Expeditionary Force   

    PATROL BASE FAHEEM, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Lance Cpl. John F. Farias, an M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon machine gunner for 3rd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, provides security during a patrol designed to link up with Marines of a different squad in the Upper Sangin Valley, June 26. “Third Platoon really is the tip of the spear as the northern most unit in the 1/5 battle space. We are in firefights every day. The minute we pass the first tree line there is a 90 percent chance we are going to get contact, which is good because we are here to draw them into contact,” said Farias. “We are acting as a shield for the guys down south and keep pushing the insurgents north.” Farias was killed in action in the area when his squad came under fire June 28. Farias, 20, was from New Braunfels, Texas, and graduated from Canyon High School in 2009.

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    Date Taken: 06.26.2011
    Date Posted: 07.12.2011 09:15
    Photo ID: 426575
    VIRIN: 110626-M-VI905-127
    Resolution: 3270x2180
    Size: 4.08 MB
    Location: PATROL BASE FAHEEM, AF

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