Lance Cpl. Christopher Davis, an anti-tank assault-man with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 8, and native of Shreveport, La., returns fire during Operation Black Sand in the southern portion of Musa Qal'ah district, Helmand province. Through the combined efforts of 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division (Forward), RCT-8 and The Republic of Georgia's 33rd Light Infantry Battalion, the Ladar Bazaar, which insurgents used to manufacture and distribute improvised explosive devices, was destroyed. 'Fire! Stop him!' 110805-N-TH989-107

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