Feb 14th, 2010 · Brig. Gen. Larry Nicholson says the effort to retake Marjah may last up to a month as thousands of U.S. troops and Afghan soldiers fight for a second day in NATO's most ambitious effort yet to break the militants' grip on Afghanistan's dangerous south.
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Jul 2nd, 2009 · Brig. Gen. Larry Nicholson, a veteran of Iraq, is leading the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade in its fight against the Taliban in Afghanistan. He exhorted his troops in a recent speech to besiege the enemy until the Taliban is dead or surrenders.
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