A formation of Marines with 1st and 3rd Battalions,

A formation of Marines with 1st and 3rd Battalions, 3rd Marine Regiment, honor coalition forces killed in Garmsir district with two minutes of silence during a remembrance service at the FOB Delhi Memorial here, Nov. 11. Afghan National Security Forces joined Marines and British forces to honor the fallen during the service, which commemorated Veterans Day and British Remembrance Day. Since 2006, coalition forces have fought to bring security and stability to the once insurgent-heavy Garmsir district. Forty Marines and 15 British forces have been killed here since then. In the last year and a half, twelve ANSF have been killed in Garmsir. Five years later, coalition forces are near transitioning control of the district to the local government.

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