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Wounded Marines Fight Second Battle At Home

by GLORIA HILLARD

August 4, 2011 10:13 AM ET

When the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines ended its eight-month tour in Afghanistan earlier this year, it came home to Camp Pendleton with an unenviable record. The unit had suffered the highest casualties of the Afghan war to date: 25 Marines had died and more than 150 were wounded — many forced to undergo double and triple amputations.

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Wounded Marines Fight Second Battle At Home

by GLORIA HILLARD

August 4, 2011 10:13 AM ET

When the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines ended its eight-month tour in Afghanistan earlier this year, it came home to Camp Pendleton with an unenviable record. The unit had suffered the highest casualties of the Afghan war to date: 25 Marines had died and more than 150 were wounded — many forced to undergo double and triple amputations.

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