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Company K, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, riding in amphibious assault vehicles. Once the last of men and machinery were loaded aboard the last LCAC and waterborne, the AAVs pulled back, covering the endmost U. S. Marines and Sailors leaving Somalia. For the first time since March 1993, Somalia will not have U. N. Forces. I knew we ' d accomplish our mission. We had too much firepower not to. The challenge was to accomplish the mission without any casualties, said Col. Garrett. The coalition forces suffered no casualties during the three-day withdrawal. We planned thouroughly and we played it smart, Col. Garrett explained. Every U. S. Marine, U. S. Sailor, Italian Marine and coalition force participating had their head in the game from start to finish. The United Nations forces are out of Somalia, the coalition forces are out of Somalia, and Somalia, Africa is on its own once again. There ' s no other force in the world that could ' ve accomplished this mission except the United States Navy Marine Corps team, Col. Garrett said with pride. .
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the operation. Having now been followed in place by the mechanized (AAV) rifle companies of BLT 3 1 , the stage was set for delay and defend maneuvers. Showing maximum restraint and patience, the Marines were constantly tested by Somali snipers and armed gunmen. Sporadic gunfire was heard throughout the day and night. Numerous Somalis were spotted with RPGs entering a sandbagged bunker close to their security perimeter. We had an RPG round explode over our heads earlier in the afternoon, said LCpl. Kelly Bennett of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Battery A, 1 1 1 Marine fired three to four ten-round bursts with his squad automatic weapon at the target. I just didn ' t want them firing another one at us, Bennett stated, looking down. The gunmen exited the bunker with quickness. Seventy-three hours after the Marines ' landing, the sounds of air-cushioned landing craft (LCAC) approaching signaled the wind down of Operation United Shield. Battery A, 1 1 1, was replaced as security by Company L, BLT 3 1 and
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