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12-03-2001, 09:39 PM
Pictures of US Marines in Afghanistan: Camp Justice
Source: YahooNews
Published: 12/02/01
Author: Reuters Photo.
An unidentified US Marine from Charlie 1/1 of the 15th MEU (Marine Expeditionary Unit) carries empty sand bags to the position of a light mortar company on the front lines of the US Marine Corps base in southern Afghanistan December 1, 2001 near a collection of cardboard signs that marines posted. The signs proclaim the name of the unit's base as "Camp Justice" and is located on the perimiter of the Marines base. REUTERS/Jim Hollander
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US Marine Cpl Joshua Mount from Sugar Grove, Ohio lifts a sandbag weighing about 60 pounds (25 Kilos) as he exercises December 2, 2001 nearby a US Marine Cobra attack helicopter on the Marine base in southern Afghanistan. Mount, who works in maintenence on the Cobra behind says he exercises regularly by lifting sandbags and is able to lift some 350 pounds when working out. The Marines of the 15th MEU (Marine Expeditionary Unit) arrived in southern Afghanistan November 25 night and took command of a secret airstrip, establishing a significant military presence in Afghanistan. REUTERS/Jim Hollander
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U.S. Marines brush their teeth and hair as they use a side mirror from an all terrain vehicle HUMVEE December 1, 2001 on the Marine base in southern Afghanistan. The Marines are from the 15th MEU (Marine Expeditionary Unit), which landed in southern Afghanistan November 25, 2001. REUTERS/Jim Hollander
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US Marines hold a minute of silence December 2, 2001 during a Sunday morning service on the Marines operating base in southern Afghanistan. The service dealt with being prepared and alert and eaqch marine doing his or her job right. The Marines of the 15th MEU (Marine Expeditionary Unit) arrived in southern Afghanistan November 25 night and took command of a secret airstrip, establishing a significant military presence in Afghanistan. REUTERS/Jim Hollander
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U.S. special forces troops survey the terrain at the airport near Mazar-e-Sharif, northern Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2001. Special forces troops worked Thursday to prepare the airport for humanitarian aid flights. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
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US Marines of the 15th MEU (Marine Expeditionary Unit) in full battle gear carry their weapons including small rockets as they leave their forward base in southern Afghanistan late November 27, 2001 afternoon to take up positions in the desert. The U.S. flag was raised over the Marines Corps camp by a lance corporal born in Kabul. (Jim Hollander/Reuters)
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A group of US Marines of the 15th MEU (Marine Expeditionary Unity) move out to take a position in the desert outside the Marines' forward base in southern Afghanistan, November 29, 2001. The build-up of forces on the ground at the desert airstrip continued all night, and C17 cargo aircraft were used for the first time to bring in heavy logistics vehicles and a team of U.S. Navy 'Seabees'. (Jim Hollander/Reuters)
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EDS NOTE: PICTURE MAY HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AS IT WAS SENT VIA MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS---U.S. Marine Michael Sean Leo, left, from Diamondbar, Calif., and Lance Cpl. Ajmal Achekzai from Salt Lake City, Utah, raise the U.S. flag on the U.S. Marine forward base in southern Afghanistan, early Thursday, Nov. 29, 2001. The base is within striking distance of the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar. Achekzai was born in Afghanistan and left the country after the Soviet invasion. He is working with the command on the base as a Farsi and Pashto translator. He said "I'm coming back home... I get chills putting this flag up." (AP Photo/Jim Hollander, POOL)
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Videos of attacks on 12-3-01
First strike on barracks facilities (mpg 2.4 MB) (http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Dec2001/011203-D-6570C-002.mpg)
Second strike on barracks facilities (mpg 2 MB) (http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Dec2001/011203-D-6570C-004.mpg)
First strike on Taliban vehicles (mpg 2.2 MB) (http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Dec2001/011203-D-6570C-006.mpg)
Second strike on Taliban vehicles (mpg 1.5 MB) (http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Dec2001/011203-D-6570C-008.mpg)
Source: YahooNews
Published: 12/02/01
Author: Reuters Photo.
An unidentified US Marine from Charlie 1/1 of the 15th MEU (Marine Expeditionary Unit) carries empty sand bags to the position of a light mortar company on the front lines of the US Marine Corps base in southern Afghanistan December 1, 2001 near a collection of cardboard signs that marines posted. The signs proclaim the name of the unit's base as "Camp Justice" and is located on the perimiter of the Marines base. REUTERS/Jim Hollander
http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20011201/imdf01122001113515a.jpg
US Marine Cpl Joshua Mount from Sugar Grove, Ohio lifts a sandbag weighing about 60 pounds (25 Kilos) as he exercises December 2, 2001 nearby a US Marine Cobra attack helicopter on the Marine base in southern Afghanistan. Mount, who works in maintenence on the Cobra behind says he exercises regularly by lifting sandbags and is able to lift some 350 pounds when working out. The Marines of the 15th MEU (Marine Expeditionary Unit) arrived in southern Afghanistan November 25 night and took command of a secret airstrip, establishing a significant military presence in Afghanistan. REUTERS/Jim Hollander
http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20011202/imdf02122001090452a.jpg
U.S. Marines brush their teeth and hair as they use a side mirror from an all terrain vehicle HUMVEE December 1, 2001 on the Marine base in southern Afghanistan. The Marines are from the 15th MEU (Marine Expeditionary Unit), which landed in southern Afghanistan November 25, 2001. REUTERS/Jim Hollander
http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20011201/imdf01122001120316a.jpg
US Marines hold a minute of silence December 2, 2001 during a Sunday morning service on the Marines operating base in southern Afghanistan. The service dealt with being prepared and alert and eaqch marine doing his or her job right. The Marines of the 15th MEU (Marine Expeditionary Unit) arrived in southern Afghanistan November 25 night and took command of a secret airstrip, establishing a significant military presence in Afghanistan. REUTERS/Jim Hollander
http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20011202/imdf02122001083152a.jpg
U.S. special forces troops survey the terrain at the airport near Mazar-e-Sharif, northern Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2001. Special forces troops worked Thursday to prepare the airport for humanitarian aid flights. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20011129/capt.1007049909afghanistan_attacks_us_xdrb110.jpg
US Marines of the 15th MEU (Marine Expeditionary Unit) in full battle gear carry their weapons including small rockets as they leave their forward base in southern Afghanistan late November 27, 2001 afternoon to take up positions in the desert. The U.S. flag was raised over the Marines Corps camp by a lance corporal born in Kabul. (Jim Hollander/Reuters)
http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20011129/mdf92330.jpg
A group of US Marines of the 15th MEU (Marine Expeditionary Unity) move out to take a position in the desert outside the Marines' forward base in southern Afghanistan, November 29, 2001. The build-up of forces on the ground at the desert airstrip continued all night, and C17 cargo aircraft were used for the first time to bring in heavy logistics vehicles and a team of U.S. Navy 'Seabees'. (Jim Hollander/Reuters)
http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20011129/mdf92818.jpg
EDS NOTE: PICTURE MAY HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AS IT WAS SENT VIA MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS---U.S. Marine Michael Sean Leo, left, from Diamondbar, Calif., and Lance Cpl. Ajmal Achekzai from Salt Lake City, Utah, raise the U.S. flag on the U.S. Marine forward base in southern Afghanistan, early Thursday, Nov. 29, 2001. The base is within striking distance of the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar. Achekzai was born in Afghanistan and left the country after the Soviet invasion. He is working with the command on the base as a Farsi and Pashto translator. He said "I'm coming back home... I get chills putting this flag up." (AP Photo/Jim Hollander, POOL)
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http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20011202/imdf02122001090410a.jpg
http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20011203/capt.1007381946attacks_afghanistan_lon110.jpg
Videos of attacks on 12-3-01
First strike on barracks facilities (mpg 2.4 MB) (http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Dec2001/011203-D-6570C-002.mpg)
Second strike on barracks facilities (mpg 2 MB) (http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Dec2001/011203-D-6570C-004.mpg)
First strike on Taliban vehicles (mpg 2.2 MB) (http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Dec2001/011203-D-6570C-006.mpg)
Second strike on Taliban vehicles (mpg 1.5 MB) (http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Dec2001/011203-D-6570C-008.mpg)