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    2/8 Marines engage in six-hour firefight with Taliban insurgents [Image 17 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

    1st Lt. Josh Faucett, a joint terminal attack controller with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, reaches quickly for his radio handset to call for fire support just after Taliban insurgents ambushed their patrol, Aug. 13. The fight lasted six hours and was the longest since July 4 here. Faucett is from Elwood, Ind.

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    Date Taken: 08.13.2009
    Date Posted: 08.19.2009 12:42
    Photo ID: 196445
    VIRIN: 090813-M-8109S-002
    Resolution: 3504x2336
    Size: 638.31 KB
    Location: MIAN POSHTEH, AF

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