US marines go cold turkey

There is a war on, and danger lurks ahead, and the American marines of the 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry are getting desperate – for tobacco.

There is a war on, and danger lurks ahead, and the American marines of the 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry are getting desperate – for tobacco.

It has been two weeks since they left the relative luxury of their camp in Kuwait and stocks of cigarettes and chewing tobacco are running out.

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