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13 May 2005: Kilo Memorial Service
“Kilo Company held a memorial service to honor heroic deaths of Corporal Schoener and Lance Corporal Kirven at FOB Mehtar Lam, Laghman Province.” — Source: 3/3 Command Chronology for the Period 01 January to 30 June 2005 Read more
12 May 2005: Battalion XO IED Attack
“Battalion Executive Officer’s vehicle sustained an IED blast while on the Commodities Inspection Tour resulting in the destruction of one up-armored vehicle and no casualties.” — Source: 3/3 Command Chronology for the Period 01 January to 30 June 2005 Read more
12 May 2005: India-2 Firefight in LZ Lumberyard
“A [India] Company Patrol received RPG and small arms fire from Squad sized element of insurgents and returned fire with 60mm mortars and small arms fire resulting in one enemy killed and one ASF KIA in the vicinity of LZ Lumberyard, Pech District, Kunar Province.” — Source: 3/3 Command Chronology for the Period 01 January to 30 June 2005
11-14 May 2005: Jalalabad Riots
Jalabad Riots by SSgt Michael D. Fay
“Civil demonstrations (that occasionally turned violent) sparked by the Newsweek article on the alleged Guantanamo Bay incident occurred in the Nangarhar, Laghman, Khowst, Gardez, Ghazni, Kandahar, Takar, Logar, and Herat Provinces.” — Source: 3/3 Command Chronology for the Period 01 January to 30 June 2005
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8 May 2005: Kilo-2 Mayl Valley Ambush
Nick Kirven (L) and Richard Schoener (R)
“2d Platoon from Kilo Company was ambushed with RPG, RPK, and small arms fire while on patrol in the Mayl Valley, Laghman Province resulting in the death of two Marines Killed in Action (KIA) and a confirmed 14 enemy killed (aerial BDA and enemy radio traffic estimated 23 total enemy killed) through coordinated ground/air attacks.” — Source: 3/3 Command Chronology for the Period 01 January to 30 June 2005