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Marine Reaction to bin Laden Tape
Thursday, December 27, 2001
(10:26 AM ET) (15:26 GMT)
Bill Hemmer
Cable News Network

Some of the older Marines say they are a bit relieved -- relieved, they say, because they've seen combat before and they know when body bags come out how the reaction can be so entirely devastating.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- CNN
Some U.S. Marines based in Kandahar say they are disappointed they will not be headed to the Tora Bora region to track down al Qaeda members.

They also had reactions on the latest videotape of Osama bin Laden, released Wednesday. CNN's Bill Hemmer is stationed with the Marines. He filed this report.

Hemmer:
A lot of Marines we talked to were not aware of the latest bin Laden tape. But those who are aware and did hear bin Laden's comments on that latest tape released by Al Jazeera late yesterday say the mission does not change and they were not surprised at all.

One said, "We have heard it before and seen it before." Other than that, the reaction was somewhat muted.
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