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Shelter: Homeless Veterans Population Spiked In Onlsow County
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Last Updated: 8:47 PM 02/06/12 - The Onslow County homeless shelter says in the last 5 years they've seen an increase of homeless veterans jump 77%. (Full Story) |
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Around 1,000 Camp Lejeune Marines Return Home
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Last Updated: 4:15 PM 02/05/12 - About 1,000 Marines are bringing up the rear as the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit returns home to North Carolina after more than 10 months away on duty in northern Africa and Europe. (Full Story) |
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Army Orders Court-Martial In WikiLeaks Case
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Last Updated: 5:04 AM 02/04/12 - An Army officer has ordered a court-martial for a low-ranking intelligence analyst charged in the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history. (Full Story) |
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Purple Heart Veteran Gets New Wheelchair-Friendly Home
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Last Updated: 6:18 AM 02/03/12 - Contractors are putting the finishing touches on a home in Onslow County before they hand over the keys to a Purple Heart combat veteran. (Full Story) |
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Onslow Co. Animal Shelter: Military Deployments Create Pet Issues
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Last Updated: 9:56 PM 02/02/12 - Volunteer Alex Douglas says he understands military orders, but after so many pets are left at the shelter during deployments he says the lack of planning just gets frustrating. (Full Story) |
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Camp Lejeune Marine Killed In Afghanistan
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Last Updated: 1:17 PM 02/02/12 - The Department of Defense says a 22-year-old Marine from Greenville, Miss. was killed during combat operations. (Full Story) |
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North Carolina Marine Unit Begins To Return Home Today
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Last Updated: 7:19 AM 02/02/12 - The 1,700 marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit will begin returning to North Carolina Thursday after more than 10 months away on duty in Northern Africa and Europe. (Full Story) |
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NATO Considers Early Afghanistan Handover
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Last Updated: 5:31 AM 02/02/12 - NATO defense ministers will discuss on Thursday possible changes to the alliance's strategy in Afghanistan after the U.S. and France called for speeding up the handover of combat roles to local Afghan forces. (Full Story) |
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Officials: Unit's Leader Involved In Urination Video
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Last Updated: 4:46 AM 02/02/12 - According to McClatchy newspapers, one of the marines in the video where troops appear to be urinating on Taliban corpses in Afhganistan was the unit's leader. (Full Story) |
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Senators Question CDC Report On Camp Lejeune Water Contamination
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Last Updated: 9:15 PM 01/31/12 - A CDC agency is researching the effects of chemical contamination of water at the base from the 1950s to the 1980s. (Full Story) |
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Smoke Over Camp Lejeune In Jacksonville
Last Updated: 4:46 PM 01/31/12 - Smoke is visible over Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville. Officials say it is from controlled burns. (Full Story) |
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Boy With Cerebral Palsy Walks Into The Arms Of Dad Returning From Afghanistan
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Last Updated: 12:24 PM 01/31/12 - A little boy determined to defy doctors is inspiring people around him. (Full Story) |
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Marine Dad Found Not Guilty In Dog Mauling Trial
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Last Updated: 10:10 PM 02/01/12 - An Onslow County jury has found a Marine father not guilty of child abuse after his young son was mauled by the family's pit bull. (Full Story) |
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Navy Investigating Diver's Death Off NC Coast
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Last Updated: 7:47 PM 01/29/12 - The Navy is investigating the death of a diver participating in an amphibious training exercise in waters off Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. (Full Story) |
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U.S. Weapons For Future Include Key Relics Of Past
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Last Updated: 5:57 AM 01/29/12 - The lineup of weapons the Pentagon has picked to fit President Barack Obama's new forward-looking defense strategy features relics of the past. (Full Story) |
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St. Louis Hosting 1st Big Parade On Iraq War's End
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Last Updated: 6:55 PM 01/28/12 - Thousands of people have turned out in St. Louis for the nation's first big parade welcoming home Iraq War veterans. (Full Story) |
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Army Chief Lays Out Army Cuts In Europe
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Last Updated: 1:59 PM 01/27/12 - Gen. Raymond Odierno, the Army chief of staff, says the Pentagon will take two heavy armor brigades out of Europe in 2013 and 2014 and eliminate them. (Full Story) |
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Report: BRAC Planned For As Early As 2013
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Last Updated: 6:24 AM 01/27/12 - For military communities, the acronym BRAC, can mean a lot of stress and according to the Havelock News another round of it could be coming soon. (Full Story) |
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"Hell And Back Again" Receives Oscar Nod
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Last Updated: 11:29 AM 01/26/12 - A documentary film about a Camp Lejeune Marine who returns from Afghanistan wounded and struggling to rebuild his life is among the nominees for an Academy Award. (Full Story) |
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The Politics Of Defense Budget Cuts
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Last Updated: 8:39 AM 01/26/12 - The Pentagon is preparing to tighten its belt, but with an election-year battle looming in Congress, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta wants to stress the positive in Thursday's press conference. (Full Story) |
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Did You Hear A Boom Wednesday Afternoon?
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Last Updated: 11:27 AM 01/26/12 - People in Lenoir County reported hearing a loud noise before noon today. (Full Story) |
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Official: Navy SEAL Team That Freed Hostages Also Killed Bin Laden
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Last Updated: 8:14 AM 01/25/12 - An American military helicopter raid into Somalia has freed two aid workers who were held hostage by Somali pirates for over 3 months, including a woman from Virginia. (Full Story) |
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MCAS New River Marines Return From Afghanistan
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Last Updated: 12:10 AM 01/25/12 - One couple shared the moments leading up to their anxiously awaited return of their son. (Full Story) |
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Camp Lejeune Unveils New Visitors' Center, Main Gate
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Last Updated: 11:48 PM 01/24/12 - Camp Lejeune held an official ribbon cutting for its new visitors' center and main gate Tuesday. (Full Story) |
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