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Archive: March, 2006

Pendleton Marines continue progress in western Iraq, prepare for return home

For more than six months, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment has brought stability to the people of western Iraq by training Iraqi Army soldiers and ridding the region of anti-Iraqi forces. With more than 350 enemy weapons caches found and 12 counter insurgency operations under their belts, the Marines and sailors of the Camp Pendleton,

Marines ripe for mission in lush Euphrates Valley

Lance Cpl. Jamar D. Brooks walked the palm-shaded groves here and reveled at the stark contrast to he thought he’d live in. Instead of dry, dusty wind-whipped expanses of deserts, he’s living amongst lush green rural farmlands. Marines from G Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment operate in villages that line the Euphrates River. Their

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