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UPDATED: Four NC National Guard Members Killed In Iraq
Last Updated: 8:59 PM 07/03/09 -
Friday we spoke to Sergeant Bittiker's mother, Mary Wheat about the unexpected and tragic death of her son. She found out about his death Tuesday, after watching the news about the war in Iraq.
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Camp Lejeune Marines Involved In Afghan Offensive; One Killed
Last Updated: 3:49 PM 07/02/09 -
Officials said one Marine was killed Thursday and several others wounded. The dead marine wasn't identified immediately.
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American Soldier Captured By Insurgents
Last Updated: 8:03 AM 07/02/09 -
An American soldier has been captured by insurgents in eastern Afghanistan.
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Teen Shot Dead, Marine Under Arrest
Last Updated: 8:26 PM 07/02/09 -
Jacksonville Police say they found the 19 year old with a gunshot wound to the head.
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U.S. Marines Launch Operation Strike Of The Sword
Last Updated: 7:41 AM 07/02/09 -
Thousands of U.S. Marines and hundreds of Afghan troops are going after insurgents in southern Afghanistan.
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Board: Discharge Gay NY National Guard Officer
Last Updated: 9:11 PM 06/30/09 -
A military administrative board recommends a gay National Guard officer who publicly announced he's gay should be discharged for violating the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
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General Denies Clemency Of Marine Suffering From PTSD
Last Updated: 3:10 PM 06/30/09 -
The Marine Corps has denied clemency to a Camp Lejeune Marine suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, despite pleas from his Navy doctor to release him because confinement aggravates his mental condition.
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Update: Missing Woman's Body Found
Last Updated: 3:43 PM 06/29/09 -
The body of Leah Bland was found Monday morning by a commercial fisherman.
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Military Appreciation Concert At Cherry Point
Last Updated: 12:02 AM 06/27/09 -
Who has ever heard of a country music concert starting at 6:00 A.M.? It's not so unusual if you're accustomed to starting your day before 5:00 A.M..
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"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Protester May Get Discharged By National Guard
Last Updated: 12:31 PM 06/30/09 -
A hearing is under way in upstate New York for an Army National Guard officer who publicly announced he was gay to protest the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
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Bill Would Bar Landing Field In NC Counties
Last Updated: 2:29 PM 06/26/09 -
Two congressmen say a bill has passed the U.S. House of Representatives that bars the Navy from building a jet practice landing field in North Carolina counties.
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It's "luh-JURN'
Last Updated: 8:42 AM 06/26/09 -
It seems the folks around Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune have been mispronouncing its name for years.
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Analysis: Relieved US Keeps Base Key To Afghan War
Last Updated: 7:40 AM 06/26/09 -
Sometimes, paying three times the price for the same merchandise can be a good deal.
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"Semper Ride"
Last Updated: 7:44 AM 06/25/09 -
The Marines Corps is offering specialized motorcycle training Thursday to Marines as the service tries to curb the rising number of fatal accidents.
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Coast Guard Rescues Four People Off Sinking Boat
Last Updated: 8:54 AM 06/22/09 -
A Coast Guard rescue boat crew saved a family of four aboard a sinking boat 8 miles off Bogue Inlet Sunday
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US Military Deaths In Iraq War At 4,316
Last Updated: 7:59 PM 06/21/09 -
The figure includes nine military civilians killed in action. At least 3,454 military personnel died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
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Two Camp Lejeune Marines Indicted In Army Nurse's Death
Last Updated: 5:49 PM 06/19/09 -
Two Camp Lejeune Marines have been indicted in the killing of an Army nurse whose burned and dismembered remains were found in an Onslow County shallow grave last summer.
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Impressive Demonstration At Camp Lejeune
Last Updated: 9:19 AM 06/19/09 -
The U.S. military's unique capability to build a temporary seaport is on display off the coast of North Carolina.
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Havelock Soldier In Iraq Waives Hearing In Comrade Death
Last Updated: 10:42 AM 06/18/09 -
Thirty-three-year-old Sgt. Miguel Vegaquinones of Havelock, also has been charged with lying to investigators in the death of Pfc. Sean McCune.
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Burr, Hagan Question Navy About Lejeune Water Study
Last Updated: 8:13 AM 06/18/09 -
North Carolina's Senators have put their political difference aside to seek answers about tainted water aboard Camp Lejeune.
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Helping Troops "Beat The Heat"
Last Updated: 7:34 PM 06/17/09 -
We're not the only ones trying to beat the heat with the warm summer temperatures on the way. So are our troops overseas.
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Congressman Maneuvers To Block OLF
Last Updated: 8:40 AM 06/18/09 -
Congressman Walter Jones says "Virginia should bear the burden."
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AP Source: Same-Sex Partners To Get Fed Benefits
Last Updated: 7:42 AM 06/17/09 -
President Barack Obama, whose gay and lesbian supporters have grown frustrated with his slow movement on their priorities, is extending benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees, a White House official said.
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Obama, Lee Issue Stern Warning To NKorea
Last Updated: 4:41 AM 06/17/09 -
In a show of unity, President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak have issued a stern warning to North Korea, vowing to stop the reclusive nation from using nuclear brinkmanship to squeeze concessions from a frightened world.
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