Transcript: U.S. Marines Fight In Afghanistan's Challenging Terrain

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MELISSA BLOCK
NPR All Things Considered
08-12-2009
U.S. Marines Fight In Afghanistan's Challenging Terrain

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South of Dahaneh, where Soraya is, the Marines of the 2/8 Battalion are farther along in the fight. They've been there for over a month. They've established forward operating bases, working with Afghan security forces and villagers to try to stabilize the area.

We've been following the Marines of the 2/8 Battalion since before this deployment when they were training at their home base at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. And now joining us from Marine headquarters, Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province, is the ...

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