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3/1 Marines views on Iraqi Security Forces in aftermath of Operation Al Fajr, Operation Phantom Fury
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Dec. 8, 2004 | 2:46
India Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment work with Iraqi Security Forces in the aftermath of Operation Al Fajr and Opeation Phantom Fury. Marines express their views about the Iraqis. Interviews with: Lance Cpl. Jeff Bartlett, Sacramento, Calif.; Lance Cpl. Christopher Haukom, San Diego, Calif. Shot, edited and written by Marine Cpl. Jan Bender.
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