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  2. 2011 Helmand Province killing - Wikipedia

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    The 2011 Helmand Province killing was the manslaughter of a wounded Taliban insurgent by Alexander Blackman, which occurred on 15 September 2011. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Three Royal Marines , known during their trial as Marines A, B, and C, were anonymously tried by court martial .

  3. Moral Injury: The Recruits - The ... - The Huffington Post

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    For many other U.S. troops, exposure to killing and other traumas is common. In 2004, even before multiple combat deployments became routine, a study of 3,671 combat Marines returning from Iraq found that 65 percent had killed an enemy combatant, and 28 percent said they were responsible for the death of a civilian. Eighty-three percent had ...

  4. Battle of Garmsir - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Garmsir (also Garmser) was a battle between United States Marines and other ISAF coalition forces, and Taliban insurgents in Garmsir, southern Afghanistan. It was part of the Helmand Province campaign and took place primarily between 2007 and 2011. By the end of December 2007, the situation on the ground had reached a stalemate ...

  5. Suicide of Harry Lew - Wikipedia

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    Lew enlisted in the Marines in 2009, intending to earn money to pay his college tuition. He completed training at Camp Pendleton near San Diego in February 2010 and was sent to serve in the War in Afghanistan in November 2010 in his first combat deployment. [6] His unit held Patrol Base Gowragi in Nawa District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

  6. Forward Operating Base Delhi massacre - Wikipedia

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    Forward Operating Base Delhi massacre are murders that occurred on August 10, 2012, at the Forward Operating Base Delhi within Garmsir village, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. A young man, who had been allowed to live on the base, killed three unarmed U.S. Marines; one Marine was also severely injured. [2]

  7. Battle of Sangin (2010) - Wikipedia

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    Marines detonate a M58 MICLIC during clearing operations. From November 29 - December 6, Marines from Mobility Assault Company, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion began a major clearing operation of Route 611 towards the Kajaki Dam, an area which was known by most units to be the most heavily mined area in the region as well as one of the most insurgent-ridden districts in the south.

  8. Operation Strike of the Sword - Wikipedia

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    Marines from 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines boarding CH-53 helicopters at the start of the operation. Since 2001, Helmand province was considered to be a Taliban stronghold and had been one of the most dangerous provinces for coalition forces in Afghanistan, with British troops being locked in a stalemate since 2006.

  9. 2019 Camp Shorabak attack - Wikipedia

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    The attack took place in the early hours of the morning. Taliban fighters stormed the ANDSF [Afghan National Defence and Security Forces] base at Camp Shorabak in Helmand, southern Afghanistan, which is home to the Afghan army's 215th Corps and includes a US garrison of a few hundred Marine advisers. [5]