Camp Pendleton News

“People often perceive construction equipment as contributing to the environmental problem. Because of Caterpillar's and Hawthorne's commitment to emissions technology, we are now seen as part of the solution.”

Hawthorne Machinery Co. was recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its innovative efforts to reduce diesel and greenhouse gas emissions. via Construction Equipment Guide

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Orange County authorities say a Marine has been found shot to death near the Camp Pendleton military base.

The Sheriff's Department says the body of a man in his 20s was found at about 8:30 a.m. Thursday in a semi-rural area of San Clemente, which is just outside the base. The man is said to be originally from Sacramento, CA.

The active-duty Marine had been shot in the torso.

His name and other details were not immediately released. Read more

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Military personnel and their guests were set to witness enjoy a beach concert Thursday evening. via NBC San Diego

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“Judge rejects plea deal for illegal immigrant in double fatal”

Comments from Examiner Readers Report as inappropriate 5:35 PM MST on Thu., Jan. via San Francisco Examiner

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The Herald Bulletin was given a rare opportunity to interview a deployed soldier via e-mail. What Marine unit are you attached with? I am a lieutenant in the Navy's Medical Service Corps, and am currently with ... via Anderson Herald-Bulletin

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“Installations are the backbone to our armed forces”

WASHINGTON: The premier installations from each military service and the Defense Logistics Agency were recognized at a Pentagon award ceremony May 8. John J. Young Jr., undersecretary of defense for ... via Defence Talk

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A Camp Pendleton Marine who was sentenced to 15 years in the brig for killing an Iraqi civilian had his term reduced by four years, the man's attorney said Wednesday. via San Diego Daily Transcript

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The Defense Department says a 21-year-old man from a Los Angeles suburb is among four Camp Pendleton-based Marines killed in Iraq last week. via KESQ

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The lawyer for a Camp Pendleton Marine who was sentenced to 15 years in the brig for killing an Iraqi civilian says his client's term has been reduced by four years. via KSBY-TV San Luis Obispo

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"Miracle Marine' dies" from MSNBC reports that Sgt. Merlin German died April 11th at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio from complications due to injuries received on February 22, 2005, in Iraq in an IED ... via PAXALLES

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