FIREBASE SAENZ, Helmand province, Afghanistan - The
Summary
FIREBASE SAENZ, Helmand province, Afghanistan - The Marines from Gun-3, Alpha Battery build a small observation post in the corner of their berthing area. Sgt. Tyler Ledbetter, a Vancouver, Wash., native and a howitzer section chief for the battery, said his Marines wanted to add humor to their hard work with this observation post. Ledbetter said it was to make a statement in his words “to say this is our last stand, this is our base, and this is our home right here.”
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home
howitzer
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12 th marine regiment
afghanistan
helmand province
1st battalion
deployment
firebase
2 mardiv
sgt earnest j barnes
ii marine expeditionary force
firebase saenz
home is where you lay your sea bags
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Date
17/07/2011
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