Marines Makes Insurgents Pay the Price

military.com ^ | November 18, 2008 | Cpl. James M. Mercure

[Former MSM Viewer]

FARAH PROVINCE, Afghanistan — In the city of Shewan, approximately 250 insurgents ambushed 30 Marines and paid a heavy price for it.

Shewan had been a thorn in the side of Task Force 2d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Afghanistan throughout the Marines’ deployment here in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, because it controls an important supply route into the Bala Baluk district. Opening the route was key to continuing combat operations in the area.

“The day started out with a 10-kilometer patrol with elements mounted and dismounted, so by the time we got to Shewan, we were pretty beat." “Our vehicles came under a barrage of enemy RPGs (rocket propelled grenades) and machine gun fire. One of our ‘humvees’ was disabled from RPG fire, and the Marines inside dismounted and laid down suppression fire so they could evacuate a Marine who was knocked unconscious from the blast.”

The vicious attack that left the humvee destroyed and several of the Marines pinned down in the kill zone sparked an intense eight-hour battle as the platoon desperately fought to recover their comrades. After recovering the Marines trapped in the kill zone, another platoon sergeant personally led numerous attacks on enemy fortified positions while the platoon fought house to house and trench to trench in order to clear through the enemy ambush site.

“The biggest thing to take from that day is what Marines can accomplish when they’re given the opportunity to fight,” the sniper said. “A small group of Marines met a numerically superior force and embarrassed them in their own backyard. The insurgents told the townspeople that they were stronger than the Americans, and that day we showed them they were wrong.”

[Former MSM Viewer]

Git 'em...

God Bless our troops and their families

[nmh]

Give em hell on earth!

[squarebarb]

What you said!!

[ritewingwarrior]

Hoorah!
God loves Marines!

[NoGrayZone]

"the small group of Marines pushed forward and broke the enemies’ spirit as many of them dropped their weapons and fled the battlefield."

Hahahaha, bunch of freakin tupils!

[RightOnline]

Well here’s one old former AF airplane driver that gives the Marines in this action MAJOR kudos.

Awesome job, guys........truly awesome job.

[getitright]

That’s the way boys. Veeeery nicely done.

[Bon mots]

Someone on that site posted,

The deadliest weapon in the world is a marine and his rifle.

I disagree.

The deadliest weapon in the world is an American marine and his rifle.

[devistate one four]

Get some for me!!

Semper Fi

[monkeycard]

Respect!

[steel_resolve]

Outstanding response in the comment section to this article:

dfp21 Nov 24, 2008 4:28:27 AM

I don't get it. I mean where's the news here? Marines are outnumbered and attacked. Marines attack in response. Enemy die in large numbers. Enemy abandon weapons and run away bravely. Marines hand out candy. That's it? This is not news people. This is just the Marines.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

Bush said what he will miss the most of his presidency is to be with men (and women) of honor like this who fight for our country and freedom.

[Chieftain]

OORAH!!

[Lancey Howard]

(( ping ))

[Lancey Howard]

During the battle, the designated marksman single handedly thwarted a company-sized enemy RPG and machinegun ambush by reportedly killing 20 enemy fighters with his devastatingly accurate precision fire. He selflessly exposed himself time and again to intense enemy fire during a critical point in the eight-hour battle for Shewan in order to kill any enemy combatants who attempted to engage or maneuver on the Marines in the kill zone. What made his actions even more impressive was the fact that he didn’t miss any shots, despite the enemies’ rounds impacting within a foot of his fighting position.

That's Marine Corps shooting at its finest.
Just wow.

[Girlene]

After calling for close-air support, the small group of Marines pushed forward and broke the enemies’ spirit as many of them dropped their weapons and fled the battlefield. At the end of the battle, the Marines had reduced an enemy stronghold, killed more than 50 insurgents and wounded several more.

Just wow is right. ..the sniper said. “A small group of Marines met a numerically superior force and embarrassed them in their own backyard. The insurgents told the townspeople that they were stronger than the Americans, and that day we showed them they were wrong.”

:-)

[Lancey Howard]

(( ping ))

I think you will like this.

[Canedawg]

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[bpjam]

Not just Ooh Rah but Ooh F’ing Rah!!!

Let our guys fight. The only way to kill a Marines morale is to give him weapons and order him not to use them when there are perfectly good targets to use them on within range.