Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Marines Deploy on Major Mission

By Rajiv Chandrasekaran
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan, July 2 -- Thousands of U.S. Marines descended upon the volatile Helmand River valley in helicopters and armored convoys early Thursday, mounting an operation that represents the first large-scale test of the U.S. military's new counterinsurgency strategy in Afghani... (The Washington Post)

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