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    2/8 Marines engage in six-hour firefight with Taliban insurgents [Image 9 of 22]

    2/8 Marines engage in six-hour firefight with Taliban insurgents

    MIAN POSHTEH, AFGHANISTAN

    08.13.2009

    Photo by 1st Lt. Kurt Stahl 

    I Marine Expeditionary Force

    Lance Cpl. Wesley Nokes, a saw gunner with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, directs fire to the enemy compound across a large, muddy field just after Taliban insurgents ambushed the Marines' patrol here Aug. 13. The firefight lasted six hours and was the longest here since July 4.

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 08.13.2009
    Date Posted: 08.19.2009 12:39
    Photo ID: 196436
    VIRIN: 090813-M-8109S-001
    Resolution: 3096x2163
    Size: 801.66 KB
    Location: MIAN POSHTEH, AF

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