High praise for Beverly-led Marines in Afghanistan
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 18th, 2008 1 Comment »
The U.S. Marines unit led by Beverly native Col. Peter Petronzio is coming in for some high praise for its work in one of the toughest parts of Afghanistan. The British defense secretary, Des Browne, told The Associated Press that Petronzio’s 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit has had “this astonishing effect on part of southern Helmand (a province in Afghanistan). They have suffered significant damage, the Taliban, in that area.”
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