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Band-aids Instead of Bullets

Band-aids Instead of Bullets

Recently during Operation Cobra’s Anger, a multi-day operation led by Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, to rid the Now Zad area of Taliban control, members of the company’s severe trauma platoon extended an invitation to members of the battalion’s civil affairs group to take cover from the rain in their mobile severe trauma bay. Within the security and warmth of the STB the members of the two parties began talking about the day’s events. “We … Read entire article »

Filed under: Afghanistan, Marines, Medicine, Military, Our Best: Military Women, Rebuilding, War on Terror

U.S. Marines restoring Now Zad Afghanistan

U.S. Marines restoring Now Zad Afghanistan

In early December, the Marines of Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, breached Now Zad and rid the second largest city in Helmand province of its Taliban presence during Operation Cobra’s Anger. The Marines are now bearing witness to the results of an effective combat operation – Afghan children are back in school, markets are reopening and people are slowly returning to their homes. Just a few years ago, Now Zad was a thriving city, home … Read entire article »

Filed under: Afghanistan, Marines, Rebuilding, War on Terror