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Battalion Commander Deployment Message




Families and Friends of 4th LAR,
On January 23, 2010 a suicide bomber blew himself up in the Zherand Kalay bazaar, a town we had occupied only days earlier. Two men, LCpl Jeremy M. Kane and HM2 Xin Qi died of their wounds that day, and Sgt David J. Smith succumbed to his wounds on January 26th. Four other men were wounded – Cpl George O’Sullivan, LCpl Kevin Miller, LCpl Michael Hoey, and LCpl Wilton Nhek.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families and friends of our fallen comrades. They are, and will continue to be greatly missed, but certainly not forgotten. We also pray for a speedy recovery of our wounded Marines.
In spite of this attack, the Marines and Sailors of 4th LAR continue to work extremely hard securing the people of Afghanistan from Taliban influence. They have not been deterred from their mission nor have they “given up hope”. We just don’t do that.
The memories of Sgt David Smith, HM2 Xin Qi, and LCpl Jeremy Kane live on in the hearts and minds of Iron Horse Marines and Sailors.

Semper Fidelis

M. S. Martin
CO, 4TH LAR BN