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Defense Department To Investigate Mental Health Care
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Last Updated: 4:24 AM 02/05/10 -
The Defense Department will investigate complaints of substandard mental health care for Marines at Camp Lejeune.
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Jones Wants Inquiry Of Marine Mental Health Care
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Last Updated: 10:44 AM 02/04/10 -
A North Carolina congressman is asking the Defense Department to look into allegations that a whistleblower had good personnel reviews changed to bad after he was fired.
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Death Penalty To Be Sought In Soldier's Slaying
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Last Updated: 9:06 AM 02/04/10 -
North Carolina prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a man accused of killing a Fort Bragg soldier celebrating his safe return after more than a year in Iraq.
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Pakistan Says Three US Soldiers Killed In Blast
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Last Updated: 6:17 AM 02/03/10 -
Pakistan's army spokesman has confirmed three American soldiers were killed in a bomb blast in the northwest of the country.
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Local Marines React To "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Proposed Changes
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Last Updated: 9:39 PM 02/02/10 -
We spoke to a handful of marines in Jacksonville who like the current policy and fear that any changes could jeopardize man power.
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Marine Stationed At Camp Lejeune Dies In Afghanistan
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Last Updated: 8:52 PM 02/02/10 -
The Pentagon says Lance Corporal Michael Freeman died Monday in the Helmand province.
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Marine Sergeant Faces 34 Different Sex Charges
Last Updated: 10:07 AM 02/07/10 -
Onslow County deputies say there are two different victims, 12 and 13 year old girls. Sgt. Michael Raue is in jail on a $430,000 bond.
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World War 1 Veteran Celebrates 109th Birthday
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Last Updated: 12:28 PM 02/02/10 -
America's last surviving World War I veteran is now 109.
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Fort Bragg Soldier Charged With Sexual Assault
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Last Updated: 8:24 AM 02/02/10 -
A North Carolina-based soldier has been charged with two burglaries and a sexual assault at Fort Bragg, one of a series of seven attacks on women in their Fayetteville area homes since June.
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Top Uniformed Officer: Gay Ban Should Be Lifted
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Last Updated: 1:00 PM 02/02/10 -
The military's top uniformed officer is declaring that gays should be allowed to serve openly in uniform, arguing that it is "the right thing to do."
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Three Weeks Since Devastating Quake, Relief Efforts Continue
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Last Updated: 4:51 AM 02/02/10 -
Marines from Camp Lejeune are working round the clock to help in the Haitian relief effort as we mark three weeks since the devastating earthquake.
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Fired Doctor's Records Changed To Poor Conduct
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Last Updated: 1:50 PM 02/01/10 -
A civilian psychiatrist who says he was fired for writing memos to his military superiors in North Carolina complaining of shoddy care of Marines had good personnel reviews changed to bad after his allegations became public.
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Expect Delays At Camp Lejeune Piney Green Gate
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Last Updated: 10:17 AM 02/01/10 -
One of the gates at Camp Lejeune is going to take longer to get through, starting Monday.
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Iraqi Police: Suicide Bomber Kills 41 In Baghdad
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Last Updated: 7:15 AM 02/01/10 -
An Iraqi police official says a female suicide bomber walking among Shiite pilgrims in northern Baghdad has detonated an explosives belt, killing at least 41 people.
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US Attorney Files Motion in Triple Slaying Case At Fort Bragg
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Last Updated: 1:03 PM 01/29/10 -
Prosecutors in North Carolina say a federal case that could stop the court-martial of a soldier charged with killing three people in Fayetteville 15 years ago should be dropped.
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"Give 2 The Troops" Honored
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Last Updated: 9:30 PM 01/27/10 -
An organization in the east, dedicated to helping troops overseas, received a national honor Wednesday in Greenville.
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Jacksonville Woman Attends State Of The Union
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Last Updated: 9:27 PM 01/27/10 -
One local community college student has a front row seat at the president's State of the Union.
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Family Says Former ECU Student Dies In Afghanistan
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Last Updated: 9:19 PM 01/27/10 -
Sgt. David Smith's cousin told a Maryland newspaper that the 25-year-old Marine died Tuesday.
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Officials Meeting With NC Veterans About Benefits
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Last Updated: 8:27 PM 01/26/10 -
Officials who handle veterans benefits are holding a gathering Tuesday at Wayne Community College in Goldsboro.
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PENTAGON: Two Camp Lejeune Marines Killed In Afghanistan
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Last Updated: 4:29 PM 01/26/10 -
The two were members of 1st Battalion, 6th Marines and were killed Sunday in combat in the Helmand province.
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Blast Hits Near US Military Base In Afghan Capital
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Last Updated: 8:08 AM 01/26/10 -
NATO forces say an explosion has hit near a U.S. military base in Afghanistan's capital.
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Ospreys Conduct First Humanitarian Mission
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Last Updated: 11:14 AM 01/25/10 -
Two Ospreys from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit launched from the USS Nassau Sunday morning to conduct aerial surveys of the damage in northern Haiti.
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Camp Lejeune Homecoming Marks Beginning Of End
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Last Updated: 4:27 AM 01/25/10 -
No homecoming aboard Camp Lejeune is "routine," Monday's homecoming has a very special significance as troops begin pulling out of Iraq.
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ENC Marines Use Osprey In Haiti In Ground-Breaking Mission
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Last Updated: 9:28 PM 01/25/10 -
Marines from Eastern Carolina are using MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft to help in Haiti, the first time the Osprey is being used in a humanitarian air or disaster relief mission. The 24th MEU is also helping with medical evacuations on helicopters.
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