THE TENSION: Combat Camera: 2/8 Marines Engage in 6-Hour Firefight With Taliban Insurgents, Part 2 of 3

Sgt. Jonathon Delgado, a squad leader with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, runs to one of his Lance Cpl. Josh Vance, one of his team leaders) while under fire from Taliban insurgents here Aug. 13. Delgado is from Kissimmee, Fla. Vance is from Raleigh, N.C. (Photo by 1st Lt. Kurt Stahl, Regimental Combat Team 3.)

Lance Cpl. Wesley Nokes, a saw gunner with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, directs fire to the enemy compound across a large, muddy field just after Taliban insurgents ambushed the Marines' patrol here Aug. 13. The firefight lasted six hours and was the longest here since July 4. (Photo by 1st Lt. Kurt Stahl, Regimental Combat Team 3.)

Marines with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, suppress enemy positions to protect the landing zone for a casualty evacuation helicopter in the middle of a six-hour firefight with Taliban insurgents here Aug. 13. (Photo by 1st Lt. Kurt Stahl, Regimental Combat Team 3.)

Marines with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, suppress enemy positions to protect the landing zone for a casualty evacuation helicopter in the middle of a six-hour firefight with Taliban insurgents here Aug. 1. (Photo by 1st Lt. Kurt Stahl, Regimental Combat Team 3.)

Mortars strike a compound where Taliban insurgents opened fire on Marines with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, here Aug 13. The Marines suppressed the compound with indirect fire and close air support and maneuvered on the enemy position during a six-hour firefight. (Photo by 1st Lt. Kurt Stahl, Regimental Combat Team 3.)

A shoulder-launched, multi-purpose assault weapon rocket strikes a compound where Taliban insurgents opened fire on Marines with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, here Aug 13. The Marines suppressed the compound with indirect fire and close air support and maneuvered on the enemy position during a six-hour firefight. (Photo by 1st Lt. Kurt Stahl, Regimental Combat Team 3.)

Marines with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, mark a landing zone for a casualty evacuation helicopter in the middle of a six-hour firefight with Taliban insurgents here Aug. 13. (Photo by 1st Lt. Kurt Stahl, Regimental Combat Team 3.)

Pfc. Steven Wasko, a rifleman with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, stays alert as rounds from a high-mobility artillery rocket system impact on insurgent positions here Aug. 13. (Photo by 1st Lt. Kurt Stahl, Regimental Combat Team 3.)

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