Apache Snow II Marines, Sailors & Allies Battle Taliban
Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines
launched an interdiction operation near the Bari Gul Bazaar
in Nad Ali District, Helmand province, Afghanistan on Dec.
4, 2013. Approximately 96 Marines, Sailors and Afghan
personnel engaged Taliban forces during the 14-hour
operation, which included nearly four hours of sustained
combat with insurgents in and around the bazaar.
The
operation, Apache Snow II, was designed to deny Taliban
forces free movement in the area and strike against their
ability to gather armaments.
Interviews: 2nd Lt. James Salka,
Platoon Commander, Bravo Company, 1/9 and Sgt. Steven Pendleton, Squad Leader, Bravo Company,
1/9
U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Paul
Peterson, Southwest Regional Command Edited by USA Patriotism!
Apache Snow II
