AFGHAN MARINES: FOG OF WAR- U.S. Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit walk in the desert dust at forward operating base Dwyer in the Helmand province of southern Afghanistan April 26, 2008.
AFGHAN MARINES: FOG OF WAR- U.S. Marines, from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, take cover as marine artillery strikes Taliban positions near the town of Garmser in Helmand Province of Afghanistan Friday May 2, 2008.
AFGHAN MARINES: FOG OF WAR- U.S. Marines rush for cover as as incoming Taliban rockets are fired at their forward base near the town of Garmser in Helmand Province of Afghanistan May 2, 2008.
AFGHAN MARINES: FOG OF WAR- U.S. marines, seen through a desert dust covered humvee window, patrol during a resupply convoy near the town of Garmser in Afghanistan's Helmand province on May 2, 2008.
AFGHAN MARINES: FOG OF WAR- U.S. Marines and British troops watch as palettes of water bottles drift to the ground on parachutes as NATO planes make a resupply airdrop to a forward operating base in Afghanistan's Helmand province April 26, 2008.
AFGHAN MARINES: FOG OF WAR- U.S. marines are covered in a cloud of smoke and dust as they return fire on Taliban positions near the town of Garmser in Afghanistan's Helmand province on May 2, 2008.
AFGHAN MARINES: FOG OF WAR- In 2008, 2,200 Marines were redeployed to Afghanistan's southern Helmand province responding to a plea by NATO generals who say they are yielding ground, losing their grip on security, and relinquishing control to a…