Life in Sangin (Helmand Province), Afghanistan for Royal Marines

The Royal Marines of 40 Commando have returned from a brutal six-month deployment to Sangin - located in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.  The unit suffered many dead and wounded comrades.  Many of the deaths incurred were from IEDs.  Read an article about their tour and homecoming - see "Royal Marines speak of horrible reality of life on patrol in Afghanistan", The Guardian, November 17, 2010.