War

The WaPo has an embed with the Marines pushing into Helmand. Because of the rapid push and no previous allied presence there, supplies are short, ectremely short, limited even more by the fact that the roads are boobytrapped and everything is being flown in by helicopter.

So, this little war snapshot came across as really vivid.

Earlier this week, (Gunnery Sgt. Robert) Larosa decided to launch a one-man supply chain. Armed with orders from his men and a large plastic crate, he jumped on a helicopter to the nearest large base, Camp Leatherneck near the provincial capital of Lashkar Gah. Once there, armed with $1,200 of his own money, he literally stripped the PX shelves of cigarettes and chewing tobacco.

Larosa’s shopping spree irritated customers at Leatherneck, but, arriving back at the camp in Garmsir, he was greeted as a conquering hero.

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