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2/10/2010
Marjah Marines Brace for Offensive
Please keep all our Marines, Sailors and all our Armed forces in your thoughts and prayers as they prepare and engage in the biggest offensive mission since we have occupied Afghanistan in 2001!
Article below from CBS News. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/02/09/eveningnews/main6191709.shtml?tag=contentMain;contentBody shows the video of the 2nd MEB ( Marine Expeditionary Brigade) Commanding General, Brigadier General Larry Nicholson speaking to his Marines and Sailors as they prepare for this mission. I pray all our military is safe. God knows America has the best military in the world. They will succeed!
U.S. Marines Head up Force of 30,000 NATO and Afghan Troops Preparing to Attack Taliban Stronghold. It is the eve of battle and today the Marines on the outskirts of Marjah got their marching orders from their commanding officer. "This is a date with destiny," said Brigadier Gen. Larry Nicholson. "For the rest of your careers, you will be known as Marjah Marines."
Marjah is the last Taliban stronghold in the area. Reports from inside the city suggest that hundreds of hard-core fighters are bracing for a fight.
But the Marines are not trying to hide. In fact, they are doing everything they can to let the people of Marjah know they're coming.
U.S. Tightens Noose around Taliban Town
CBS News correspondent Mandy Clark is with the Marine company that is closest to Marjah. They are talking to local leaders about their coming operation.
Unlike previous military offensives here, coalition forces are telegraphing their punch, dropping thousands of pamphlets warning civilians to distance themselves from Taliban fighters. Many families have already left the city to avoid being caught in the crossfire.
In the meantime, Marines, too, are digging in for a fight. They hope that by the time they go into Marjah, the Taliban will have no civilians left to hide behind, forcing them to take U.S. and Afghan troops head on.
This is why we must continue to send items of support and lift the morale of our brave young warriors.
God Bless all our military
Patty
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