The Marines of Camp Pendleton's Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment spend their time patrolling by foot the Safar bazaar in an effort to maintain contacts and build a relationship with the residents. Their base, Combat Outpost Rankel is names for Sgt. John K. Rankel, the 23-year-old leader of 3rd Platoon, 2nd Squad who was fatally shot June 7, 2010 during a 12-day battle near Safar.
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