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  • 'Lava Dogs' Hand Off Afghan Ops to 'Chosin Few'

    06/01/2006 4:39:11 PM PDT · by SandRat · 1 replies · 219+ views
    Defend America News ^ | Capt. Dan Huvane
    “Lava Dogs” of the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, bow their heads at the start of their unit’s transfer of authority ceremony at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, May 13, 2006. The Marine battalion turned over its area of operations in eastern Afghanistan to the U.S. Army’s 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry, the “Chosin Battalion,” and is returning to Marine Corps Base Kanoehe Bay, Hawaii, after a five-month deployment supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Stephen Kwietniak 'Lava Dogs' Hand Off Afghan Ops to 'Chosin Few' The Marine battalion returns to Hawaii as the Army's 1st Battalion,...