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SAN MATEO (Sept. 28, 2005) Lance Cpl. John P. Leiva with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, hugs his wife Heather on the parade deck here Sept. 28. Leiva, 20, of Oceanside, Calif., and more than 1000 Marines and Sailors with 1st Battalion, 5th Marines returned to Camp Pendleton Sept. 28 30 after having been deployed to Ar Ramadi, Iraq for seven months in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Photo by: Cpl. Tom Sloan - SAN MATEO (Sept. 28, 2005) Lance Cpl. John P. Leiva with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, hugs his wife Heather on the parade deck here Sept. 28. Leiva, 20, of Oceanside, Calif., and more than 1000 Marines and Sailors with 1st Battalion, 5th Marines returned to Camp Pendleton Sept. 28 30 after having been deployed to Ar Ramadi, Iraq for seven months in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Photo by: Cpl. Tom Sloan

1/5 returns from tour in Iraq

The excitement intensified for the Marines and sailors as their convoy of white busses carried them closer to the camp here during the early-morning hours of Sept. 28.The men knew what awaited them on the parade deck, which made them all the more eager to get there. The warriors had spent the last seven months fighting against terrorism and for the

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SMP Marines get more than a Luau

As training intensifies, select Camp Pendleton Marines in the Single Marine Program here were afforded the opportunity to take a break from military life and go to Hawaii Aug. 31 - Sept. 8. The program not only allowed Marines from Camp Pendleton to get some fun in the sun, but also took Marines from Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Marine

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Marine recounts deadly incident in Iraq

Think female Marines are any safer than their male counterparts in Iraq? Tell that to Sgt. Alisha L. Harding. “It just wasn’t our day,” said Harding, reflecting on the fateful day when she and 12 other servicemembers be-came the target of a car bomb in Fallujah, Iraq, June 23. Harding, along with 11 Marines and one sailor, were traveling to Camp

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Lance Cpl. Tom L. Belcher, an ammunition technician with Combat Service Support Group 15, 1st Force Service Support Group, tightens gas mask straps on Pfc. Galvin J. Murphy, also an ammo. tech., before he handles mortars emitting phosphine gas Aug. 17. Their ten-man crew was detoxifying the mortars to make them safe to use in Iraq. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Ray Lewis) - Lance Cpl. Tom L. Belcher, an ammunition technician with Combat Service Support Group 15, 1st Force Service Support Group, tightens gas mask straps on Pfc. Galvin J. Murphy, also an ammo. tech., before he handles mortars emitting phosphine gas Aug. 17. Their ten-man crew was detoxifying the mortars to make them safe to use in Iraq. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Ray Lewis)

Ammo techs rid mortars of deadly gas

Ammunition technicians here help make dangerous, expired ammunition safe for Marines preparing for deployment to Iraq. Thanks to the efforts of Marines from the 1st Force Service Support Group, ammunition can be used without wait. The Marines detoxified mortar rounds last month using a standard process to renew the explosive ammunition. In nine

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The Marine Corps Institute is now offering testing online, aimed at deployed Marines. - The Marine Corps Institute is now offering testing online, aimed at deployed Marines.

MCIs getting high speed

Camp Pendleton-based Marines preparing to replace II Marine Expeditionary Force units in Iraq now have a more high-speed option to complete their military education. The Marine Corps Institute now offers Marines the opportunity to complete their correspondence courses by testing online, sending a scanned answer sheet by e-mail, or faxing a copy of

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First national commemoration held since July 1979 for POWs,MIAs

“Once captured, there is no comprehending what goes through your head,” said former Marine and Vietnam prisoner of war, Walter W. Eckes, 59, who spoke at the Camp Pendleton Naval Hospital’s 15th annual Prisoner of War/Missing in Action remembrance ceremony Sept 16. The first national commemoration for POWs/MIAs was July 18, 1979. Since then,

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Jonathan Schwartz, a 2nd grade schoolteacher at Santa Margarita Elementary School here, leads his class in a discussion on dictionary terms. - Jonathan Schwartz, a 2nd grade schoolteacher at Santa Margarita Elementary School here, leads his class in a discussion on dictionary terms.

Pendleton elementary school nationally recognized for superior academic performance

Marines here aren't the only ones to practice leaving no one behind. Even the base elementary schools are accounting for their own. On Sept. 20, Santa Margarita Elementary, one of six elementary schools here became the only San Diego County elementary school to be notarized as a 2005 No Child Left Behind – Blue Ribbon School. The 22-year-old

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Orange County resident out to "Help Our Troops"

Just about anywhere you look these days, yellow ribbons and bumper stickers adorn vehicles across the country indicating Americans support for their military.However, some patriots like Kristen M. Maddox, 21, from Santa Ana, Calif., chose to do a little more in order to express her gratitude of servicemembers job overseas.Not content with several

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A recent test of water samples from Camp Pendleton's southern housing areas indicated that some residences' water did not meet state and federal standards for lead in drinking water. - A recent test of water samples from Camp Pendleton's southern housing areas indicated that some residences' water did not meet state and federal standards for lead in drinking water.

Water concerns adressed on Camp Pendleton

A recent routine test of water samples from Camp Pendleton's southern housing areas indicated that water in some of those residences does not meet state and federal standards for lead in drinking water. Base officials have confirmed these initial results and are conducting a proactive information campaign of informing residents through the local

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A drummer with the 1st Marine Division Band plays for the crowd at Oceanside's Harbor Days celebration, Sept. 17, 2005. - A drummer with the 1st Marine Division Band plays for the crowd at Oceanside's Harbor Days celebration, Sept. 17, 2005.

Annual waterfront festival showcases military might

Local surfers are usually the only people riding the crisp waves to shore at the Oceanside Harbor, but on the morning of Sept. 17, a lumbering Landing Craft Air Cushion — flanked by several assault amphibious vehicles — staked their own sandy claim. Joining the amphibious assault was a convoy of land vehicles including medium tactical vehicle

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