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Commuters Beware: New construction could delay

In another quality of life initiative, the Installations and Environment Department, Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune has contracted a local construction company and begun work on erecting a canopy over the Main Gate entrance. The structure, which is slated to stand 70 feet wide, 40 feet long and 19 feet high, will serve to protect the Marines

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Country music singer performs at Camp Lejeune

The Marine Corps Community Services hosted an up and coming country music singer to perform at the Marine Corps Exchange here Dec. 6. Luke Stricklin, a national guardsman, served 18 months on active duty and spent 12 months in Baghdad where his music career started. Stricklin played and wrote country music songs on his down time, which helped him

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From supply clerk to interpreter to Purple Heart recipient

While serving as an interpreter with 2nd Military Police Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, Lance Cpl. Amber R. Price of Greenville, N.C., a supply clerk with 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd MLG, traveled in several convoys during her time in Iraq, but, unbeknownst to her, the one on Aug. 13 would be her last. Price was riding in the lead Humvee in a

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Law benefits U.S. troops injured in war

Since fighting began in March 2003, more than 2,300 Americans lost their lives in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Most of those Marines, sailors, soldiers and airmen were insured under the Service Members’ Group Life Insurance for a maximum of $400,000. But war isn’t simply just black and white, life and death. More than 15,000 troops were

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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Roy R. Ells Jr., the Health Promotion Personal Finance Education Specialist for Marine Corps Community Services, explains the purpose of checking a financial institutions background before investing at the Investment Basics class here Nov. 30. The Marine Corp Community Services offers Investment Basics class to help Marines take the first steps in investing and help them on their way an enjoyable retirement. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brandon R. Holgersen) - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Roy R. Ells Jr., the Health Promotion Personal Finance Education Specialist for Marine Corps Community Services, explains the purpose of checking a financial institutions background before investing at the Investment Basics class here Nov. 30. The Marine Corp Community Services offers Investment Basics class to help Marines take the first steps in investing and help them on their way an enjoyable retirement. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brandon R. Holgersen)

CAMP JOHNSON, N.C. -- Newly graduated students from the Basic Distribution Management Specialist Course and their instructors stand for a group photo outside of the school house here Nov. 18. A new school opened its doors here and graduated its first class of 19 students Nov. 18. Camp Johnson is now the new home for students going through the Basic Distribution Management Specialist Course, otherwise known as the Traffic Management School. The school was formerly located at Fort Eustis, Va., but was moved here so the students could train and interact with other students in related fields such as supply and embarkation. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brandon R. Holgersen) - CAMP JOHNSON, N.C. -- Newly graduated students from the Basic Distribution Management Specialist Course and their instructors stand for a group photo outside of the school house here Nov. 18. A new school opened its doors here and graduated its first class of 19 students Nov. 18. Camp Johnson is now the new home for students going through the Basic Distribution Management Specialist Course, otherwise known as the Traffic Management School. The school was formerly located at Fort Eustis, Va., but was moved here so the students could train and interact with other students in related fields such as supply and embarkation. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brandon R. Holgersen)