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Salute to Pendleton's 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines "Darkhorse"

By Jamie Reno / Military Blogger

Published December 21, 2010 at 11:54 AM PST

This story was published more than 13 years ago.

On a personal note, my heart goes out this holiday season to the families and friends of all of Camp Pendleton's 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, who have been in the middle of fierce fighting in Afghanistan and have suffered heavy casualties. The family website for this battalion can be found here. From the Monkey in the Middle blog, here's a fitting tribute to the Marines of the 3/5 who've made the ultimate sacrifice for their country:

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Jamie Reno blogged about the military for KPBS' Home Post blog. Jamie has been the San Diego correspondent for Newsweek magazine for nearly two decades, for which he has written or co-written cover stories on such subjects as the Enron collapse, Napster, the war on terrorism, media conglomeration, the Heaven's Gate religious cult, teen culture, and new cancer treatments. He has also written for such publications as the New York Times, Rolling Stone, People, USA Today and the Los Angeles Times. Jamie has won more than 20 Society of Professional Journalist and Press Club awards, including the Press Club's Best of Show award in 1997, 1998 and 2002.

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