Lance Cpl. Andrew Day, a Simpsonville, , native with 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, crawls through a hole in a dirt wall during an interdiction operation near the Bari Gul Bazaar, Nad Ali District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2013. Nearly 100 Marines and coalition allies engaged in a prolonged firefight with insurgents while patrolling the area to interdict Taliban movements and weapons caches and gather intelligence around the bazaar. The interdiction force landed by helicopter during the cover of night and began sweeping through the area with the help of Afghan forces and interpr
Lance Cpl. Andrew Day, a Simpsonville, , native with 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, crawls through a hole in a dirt wall during an interdiction operation near the Bari Gul Bazaar, Nad Ali District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2013. Nearly 100 Marines and coalition allies engaged in a prolonged firefight with insurgents while patrolling the area to interdict Taliban movements and weapons caches and gather intelligence around the bazaar. The interdiction force landed by helicopter during the cover of night and began sweeping through the area with the help of Afghan forces and interpreters before engaging Taliban fighters in a firefight that lasted nearly four hours. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul Peterson/Released) Interdiction at the Bari Gul Bazaar 131204-M-ZB219-237
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