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Marine special operations in bala murghab afghanistan. Grim account of wearying combat in afghanistan by a marine special operations unit. Marine special operations team 8222 in bala murghab, afghanistan from 2009 through 2010 and is in no way apart or representative of the marine. It is the district center for the murghab district. Eyewitness war level zero heroes marine raider mini. Marines special operations since it was created in 2006. Michael golembeskys level zero heroes book trailer youtube. Alright, i saw this on youtube and i thought i should post it. Level zero heroes is a testament to american warriors who stepped forward to fight with honor and win. May 02, 2014 what started out as a routine operation for u. A powerful and moving story of marine operators doing what they do best, level zero heroes brings to life the mission of these selected few that fought sidebyside in afghanistan, in a narrative as actionpacked and emotional as anything to emerge from the special operations community contribution to the afghan war. Level zero heroes author returns with second marsoc tellall.
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