America's North Shore Journal

Marines possess an uncanny ability to call any place “home,” whether it’s a mixture of sand and gravel, or in this instance, a Taliban compound. Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, have been operating out of what Marines refer to as “the mansion” here, since Aug. 1. According to what local Afghans have told Marines, the compound belonged to a drug lord who was having it built to house his entire family. However, the … Read entire article »