Balazs Gardi 2010, 5 November 2nd Lt. Peter Carothers pauses before his unit starts a military operation in Musa Qala district, Helmand Province, Afghanistan
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Three squads and attachments with the 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Bravo Company, 2nd Platoon participated in an ambush operation, aimed at penetrating the enemy line, forcing out insurgents and either engaging, killing or capturing them during the fight.
