 The Marines captured and destroyed many weapon caches and suffered 9 killed in action and 40 wounded in action.Notable among these casualties was a squad from 1st Platoon, Lima Company 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines which had all of its members killed or wounded, mostly while embarked in an AAV that was struck by an IED.Many of the insurgents encountered were not wearing uniforms, and in some cases were wearing protective vests.