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A simple prayer request for the Darkhorse Marine battalion fighting in Afghanistan was initially spread via social media in late 2010: Even more than indicated in that Facebook-circulated prayer request, the U.S. 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines (Darkhorse) suffered heavy personnel losses in Afghanistan between October 2010 and its return to Camp Pendleton in April 2011. According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, thirteen members of the battalion were killed in the October/November 2010 timeframe: As noted in an Associated Press account, the area of Afghanistan in which the 3/5 operated is regarded as a particularly key (and violent) area of that country: Another Associated Press report from November 2010 described the difficulty (and heavy casualties) the Marines were encountering during operations in that region of Afghanistan: Between 8 October 2010 and its April 2011 return home, the 3/5 lost 25 Marines while conducting Operation Enduring Freedom combat operations in Helmand province: Dark Horse Battalion was rotated back to the U.S. in April 2011. Its place in Afghanistan was taken by the 1st Battalion, 5th Regiment, also from Camp Pendleton.
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