One of the Helos from the
Sqaudron Jonathan is About to Replace...
A US Marine directs a CH-53 helicopter as it delivers supplies for their convoy in Koshtay in Afghanistan's Helmand Province on July 11. Efforts by the US military to stabilise the Afghan government and defeat the Taliban rely heavily on controlling the lawless province, where much of the opium that funds the insurgency is grown and through which Taliban fighters travel to safe havens in Pakistan. US President Barack Obama said US and NATO-led troops had pushed back the Taliban in Afghanistan but he warned that there was still a long, hard campaign ahead.
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Jonathan will be in our thoughts and prayers! Much love to you and your family, April.
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